The Future of Work With the Person Leading the Remote Work Conversation

​Tony was born in Beirut, Lebanon, during a violent civil war, and was lucky enough to travel to France at the age of seventeen to study a computer sciences degree, then attended the IMD Business School in Switzerland.

​After graduating, Tony founded Nexmo, a pioneer in the Communications Platform as a Service (“CPaaS”) category - the company went public via a merger with Vonage in 2016.

​After a successful Nexmo exit, Tony took some time off to consider what to do next. He began to invest in “platform models that can change the world”, Tony’s investments include Hopin, Hyperloop, Graphcore and DialPad.

​That other talented individuals in emerging economies should enjoy similar career opportunities, without the need for geographic displacement, is a persona and ideological passion of Tony’s career. It is where the idea of Oyster was born.

​For most people in emerging economies, career fulfilment means moving to another country. Tony believes this necessity to be in the office sets up unassailable inequalities for many people in emerging economies. Why should they have to move halfway around the world, away from their community and support system, to have a successful career?

​Tony created Oyster to remove the remaining barriers to successful remote work, including hiring, compensating and managing team members who are physically far away from the office.