Jahanzaib Ansari
Co-Founder & CEO
Technology, AI
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jahanzaib Ansari is the Co-founder and CEO of Knockri.
Jahanzaib served as a key advisory member to the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on Equality & Inclusion. He contributed his expertise on ethically built AI for selection and assessment to several reports: including “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 4.0 Toolkit” and “Global Social Mobility Index 2020: why economies benefit from fixing inequality”.
Jahanzaib’s company, Knockri was founded because of the discrimination he faced in the hiring process. His company is an AI-powered behavioral video assessment tool that diminishes systemic bias at scale and ensures the hiring of a more diverse workforce.
Knockri’s partnered with large organizations such as IBM, SAP, Deloitte, Novartis, and many more. To date, Knockri has assessed over half a million candidates and increased diversity by 25% among its customers. Jahanzaib is often invited to share his thoughts on A.I., The Future of Work, Unconscious Bias, and Diversity at major events internationally. He was recognized as Innovator of the year by diversity group Ascend, and has been named among 22 of Canada’s most promising young HR professionals by HRD Magazine.
Jahanzaib Ansari states on his LinkedIn profile:
I co-founded Knockri to bridge the gaps I saw in hiring—creating a more inclusive, fair, and efficient process to empower both candidates and organizations. Today, I’m on a mission to help businesses build diverse teams, foster equity, and curate a better recruitment experience for all.
Knockri is an award-winning behavioral assessment tool that integrates ethical AI with I/O Psychology, Knockri used by and partners with Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Deloitte, SAP, the Canadian Federal Government and others in helping them revolutionize talent acquisition and management.
Beyond leading Knockri, I am proud to serve as a Next Generation Business Leader to the Business Council of Canada, where I collaborate with the country’s top Chief Executives to drive meaningful change in business practices and policies.
