Ira Scharf

Chief Executive Officer at PlanetiQ

Ira Scharf has a diverse work experience in the technology and weather industries. Ira is currently the CEO of PlanetiQ, a company that provides high-quality environmental data products for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Prior to PlanetiQ, they served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Concirrus, where they helped insurance organizations leverage AI, digital distribution, and IoT. Ira also founded and served as the CEO of Spark Insights, an AI and machine learning company focused on delivering decision analytics to the insurance industry. Ira has also held various leadership roles at Tomorrow.io, BitSight Technologies, Panasonic Weather Solutions, and The Weather Company, an IBM Business. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated a strong ability to drive growth, create new products, and build successful teams in the technology and weather sectors.

Ira Scharf has a diverse education history. Ira attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City, where they completed their high school education. Following that, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After completing their undergraduate studies, they furthered their education at MIT and obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Later on, Ira attended Harvard Business School, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The field of study for their MBA degree is not provided in the chronological information.

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  • Chief Executive Officer

    January, 2023 - present