Alan is founder of World of Avatar, a developer of mobile applications for Africans. He is currently CEO of MXit, Africa’s largest mobile social network, a wholly-owned subsidiary of World of Avatar. Between 2003 and 2006 co-founded five companies in the mobile telecoms sector. In 2006 appointed managing director of iBurst, the third largest wireless broadband network in South Africa. In April 2008 published Don’t Panic, persuading South Africans to come home. In June 2008 founded The Trust, an NGO focused on assisting charities access skills and capital. In 2009 named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Alan is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA)