When was Anousheh Ansari born?

Anousheh Ansari was born on 12 September 1966 in Mashhad.

Where did Anousheh Ansari study?

Anousheh Ansari was educated at George Mason University, George Washington University.

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Anousheh Ansari

अनुशेह अन्सारी

Iranian-American engineer and entrepreneur (born 1966)

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Anousheh Ansari (Persian: انوشه انصاری; née Raissyan; born September 12, 1966) is an Iranian-American engineer, space tourist, and entrepreneur. Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE Foundation. Ansari and her family sponsored XPRIZE’s first venture in 1994: the $10 million Ansari XPRIZE. Prior to XPRIZE, Ansari was the CEO and Chairwoman of Prodea Systems, an Internet of Things (IoT) technology firm she co-founded in 2006. While under her leadership, the company earned recognition as one of Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest-growing companies and Deloitte & Touche’s Fast 500 technology companies.

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Born: 12 September 1966 wd
Place of birth: Mashhad wd
Citizenship: United States, Iran wd
Occupation: businessperson, astronaut, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur, space tourist wd
Education: George Mason University, George Washington University wd
Official website: anoushehansari.com wd
Social media: X (Twitter) · LinkedIn wd

Awards wd

Horatio Alger Award
Great Immigrants Award (2010)
Ellis Island Medal of Honor

About

Ansari was the fourth overall self-funded space tourist and the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station. Her memoir My Dream of Stars, co-written with American engineer Homer Hickam, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010.

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When was Anousheh Ansari born?: Anousheh Ansari was born on 12 September 1966 in Mashhad.
Where did Anousheh Ansari study?: Anousheh Ansari was educated at George Mason University, George Washington University.

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