Founding Member
Anis Rahman
Anis Rahman is a Bangladeshi - American technology leader, innovator, and philanthropist whose career spans major U.S. corporations, academic institutions, and large-scale social impact initiatives. Trained in Engineering and later completing an MBA from a leading U.S. university, he built a reputation as a strategic thinker with the rare ability to bridge technical depth and business leadership. Across multiple multinational companies, Anis has led transformative programs, driven innovation, and contributed to products and technologies that earned him multiple U.S. patents. His work reflects a career defined by strategic vision, operational excellence, and a sustained ability to help organizations grow, modernize, and innovate. After working more than three decades in corporate America, he took an early retirement from his role as CEO at EVRCOOL, a Knoxville, Tennessee based high tech manufacturing company he helped cofound.
Beyond his corporate achievements, Anis has devoted significant energy to philanthropy and national development, guided by a deep sense of responsibility toward Bangladesh. He is the founder of Billions for Bangladesh, an ambitious platform focused on entrepreneurship, education, and healthcare as engines of long-term socio-economic transformation. His efforts aim to expand opportunities for underserved communities and create pathways for sustainable development across the country. As a volunteer Founding Member of MillionX Bangladesh, Anis brings his global leadership experience, philanthropic commitment, and long-standing belief in empowering people to the mission of nurturing a million 10x minds. He sees MillionX as a national opportunity to unlock talent at scale, strengthen institutions and help chart a more prosperous future for Bangladesh.
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