Tariq Fancy

Tariq Fancy is a Canadian entrepreneur. A former investment banker and private equity professional, he is best known for founding The Rumie Initiative, a non-profit organization that aims to educate children in underserved communities using affordable technology. Tariq is now the Chief Investment Officer for Sustainable Investing at BlackRock.

Tariq Fancy
Born1978
Toronto, Canada
Education
Known forThe Rumie Initiative

Fancy is a speaker on applying social innovation to education and development, including appearances on CNBC[1] and at the United Nations.[2] His financial commentary has appeared regularly in the Financial Post,[3][4] and his economic research on innovation policy with the C.D. Howe Institute was cited in the Canadian Federal Budget to support policy changes.[5][6]

Fancy's work on the Rumie Initiative has received widespread coverage in the mainstream media, including CNBC,[1] The Toronto Star,[7] CBC,[8] Quartz,[9] and Forbes. Both INSEAD[10] and the Harvard Business School[11] have published case studies or profiles on Fancy's work with the Rumie Initiative. In 2017, he was selected to Canada's 40 Under 40.[12][13]

References
  1. "This start-up aims to bring education to the world's poor". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. "NEXUS Global Summit Agenda" (PDF).
  3. "Greece's 'internal devaluation'". Financial Post. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. "Greece's best option: Quit the euro". Financial Post. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. "Can Venture Capital Foster Innovation in Canada? Yes, but Certain Types of Venture Capital Are Better than Others". C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. Finance, Government of Canada, Department of. "Budget 2013 - Budget Plan: Chapter 3.4 - Investing in World-Class Research and Innovation". www.budget.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. "Bringing education to the world's poor children | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  8. "CBC Metro Morning". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  9. "Help Syria's refugee children by assigning them homework". Quartz. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  10. "INSEAD Entrepreneurship Profile" (PDF).
  11. Kim, John J.-H.; Migdal, Amram (2016-01-19). "Rumie: Bringing Digital Education to the Underserved". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. "Canada's 2017 Top 40 Under 40 - Article - BNN". BNN. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  13. "Canada's Top 40 Under 40® 2017 Honourees Announced". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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