Nooruddin (Rudy) Karsan is the Chairman and CEO of Kenexa, a leading provider of employee hiring and retention solutions with over 1,500 employees operating in 15 countries. Co-founded by Karsan in 1987, Kenexa’s sustained growth led to four consecutive years on Inc. 500’s List of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies and four years on Deloitte & Touche’s Technology Fast 50. The company’s client list features some of the largest and most prestigious companies in the world Karsan began his career as an actuary with Mercantile & General Insurance Company in Toronto, after earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo. At the age of 25, he earned the title of Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. He moved on from here to co-found Kenexa. Karsan has been recognized for his entrepreneurial achievements by the Kauffman Foundation and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program and by the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board. He is active in the community, and has held leadership roles including Chairman of Junior Achievement’s board of directors in the Delaware Valley, and President of the Aga Khan Northeast Council for USA. In 2007 Karsan was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Greater Philadelphia, and in 2008 he received a Legacy award from the Young Presidents’ Organization in recognition of his achievements.
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