Khondoker Yasin "Ahnaf" Prio, originally from Dhaka, attended high school at Willes Little Flower School and College in Bangladesh. He was the recipient of the Daily Star Award and Edexcel high achievers award given in recognition for academic excellence and was also one of the founding members of the popular indie rock band "Attic" during his time there.
He then pursued a degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota Morris as an international student. As an active student leader, Ahnaf served on the board of Muslim Students Association, International Students Association, Campus Activities Council, and KUMM Radio, while also interning as an engineering analyst at the Office of Sustainability and as a marketing technologist with the Office of Admissions. He was the 2019 recipient of the Bill and Ida Stewart Award for Ethnic Diversity, and the UMN Morris Sustainability Champion award.
Prio continued to study management at the U of Illinois Urbana Champaign and currently consults for Fortune 500 companies in his home state of Minnesota on software architecture and digital transformation. He co-founded Invive.io, currently serving as CTO, innovating in the biotech sector. Additionally, Ahnaf was the CTO and co-founded Tavolo, a restaurant tech AI startup that won emerging startup of the year in Minnesota in 2021. During his free time, he enjoys playing golf and guitar and spending time with his pet cat, Ginny, and his little sister, Prarthona.
