Ari Qayumi

Ari Qayumi serves as the Founder, General and Managing Partner at Mindful Venture Capital since June 2021 and has been a Senior Advisor and Applied Researcher at Stanford University’s Behavior Design Lab since January 2015. In addition, Ari is the Founder and Managing Director of Mindful Technologies, a position held since August 2018. Prior experience includes serving as Principal at Silicon Valley Data Capital and Director at RBC Capital Markets. With a robust background in innovation and product development at RBC, Ari has also held various roles in multiple organizations, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, including Deloitte and Walmart. Ari holds a Bachelor’s degree in Symbolic Systems with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction from Stanford University.