Kian Bakhtiari (he/him)

Founder - The People

Kian is founder of The People, a Gen-Z consultancy powered by a global community of young changemakers. He was formerly Youth Insight Lead at Dentsu.

For his contributions to marketing, he has been named one of the Top 50 Future Leaders by the Financial Times. Kian is also Advisor at United Nations Climate Change and One Young World Ambassador.

Kian regularly writes about marketing through a Millennial and Gen-Z lens for Forbes CMO Network. He is deeply passionate about using the power of creativity for good.