Kamran Robert Kardan is the Founder and CEO of Knowledge E, he also plays an active role in the Knowledge E Foundation. He founded Knowledge E in 2012, with the aim of providing unique, professional and high-quality services to the information professionals in the MENA region and beyond.

Kamran has 20 years of experience working in the publishing industry on both the publisher and agency front. Working closely with some of the top consortia, libraries, ministries, hospitals and corporations within research and education in the region, he has experienced the birth and growth of many digital libraries. Driven by his interest in learning societies, he has initiated and participated in the completion of various special development

Kamran has also launched Zendy.io, a new flagship massive online library platform enabling enhanced discovery, collaboration possibilities, and analytical tools that serve the global research community by removing the barriers to access research.