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Rob Symes

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CEO at Fortell.ai at Fortell.ai
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Rob Symes is the CEO of Fortell. ai, a company using AI to help NGOs, development banks, and impact investors enhance their evaluation efforts. He is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded The Outside View, a predictive analytics firm acquired by Rightmove, where he later became a Managing Director. People describe him as warm, approachable, and profoundly intellectual.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
CEO at Fortell.ai
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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AI for Social Good
His company, Fortell. ai, deploys digital avatars and AI to help non-profits and governments collect better data, save lives, and create more jobs in over 25 countries.
Predictive Analytics
He founded The Outside View, which developed an algorithm to predict which houses would sell, leading to its acquisition by property giant Rightmove.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
CEO at Fortell.ai
Fortell.ai
6-2016 - 7-2022
Managing Director
Rightmove
10-2013 - 6-2016
CEO
The Outside View
1-2010 - 1-2014
Director
Campbell Black
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Media appearances

35. Will avatars ever replace human user researchers? – Rob Symes (Fortell.ai). Featured in Understanding Users Podcast (Podbean)
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