Dr. Kenan Sahin is the founder/chairman of TIAX LLC.
In 2003, the World Economic Forum named him one of its 40 Technology Pioneers. He received the New England Business and Technology’s first “Circle of Excellence” award in 2004. In 2006, he was given the Golden Door Award by the International Institute of Boston in recognition of his achievements as both an entrepreneur and an academic. In 2007, TIAX was recognized as one of the Global Growth companies by the World Economic Forum, and Dr. Sahin was invited to Davos-East held in Dalian, China to address Innovation. In 2010, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and this recognition was entered into the US Congressional records.
Dr. Sahin’s role at TIAX continues a multifaceted career as academic, technologist, and entrepreneur. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and served on the faculties of MIT, Harvard, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has global patents and numerous academic publications. He has been a frequent speaker on technology, innovation and implementation.
In 1982, Dr. Sahin founded Kenan Systems with a $1,000 personal investment. The company became a world leader in telecommunications software, creating nearly 1,000 professional jobs. Dr. Sahin was named the Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998.
In 1999, Dr. Sahin sold Kenan Systems to Lucent Technologies/Bell Laboratories and Dr. Sahin became Vice President of Software Technology at Bell Labs and then President of Lucent’s Software Products Group, managing 4,500 people until he returned to Boston and founded TIAX LLC in 2002.
Dr. Sahin serves only on non-profit Boards including the MIT Board as life member emeritus, and previously on the Board of Argonne National Laboratories. He continues to serve on numerous non-profit Boards such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra.