Rajat Paharia
Father of Gamification
Rajat Paharia is widely recognised as the father of gamification. He created the gamification industry in 2007 as the founder and Chief Product Officer at Bunchball, the company that launched both the social gaming and gamification industries and has been recognised as an industry leader and innovator across the globe.
"Rajat is a pioneer and successful practitioner of the arts and sciences of gamification"
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In 2024, Rajat founded 'Ask Steve', a tool designed to unlock the power of AI for professionals. He has been actively involved in the startup ecosystem, participating in accelerators and mentoring programs. Before funding Bunchball, he was an Interaction Designer and then Practice Lead at world renowned innovation and design firm IDEO where he did everything from human factors, interaction design and software prototyping to organisational change and innovation training. Rajat earned a master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Human Interaction from Stanford and a bachelor's degree from Berkeley.
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With years of experience as an engineer, designer and start-up executive, Rajat has parlayed his unique understanding of technology and design, along with his natural ability to recognise patterns, into the creation of a company whose marked defining solutions have helped engage customers and motivate employees of companies around the globe.