Biography

Atif Rafiq has blazed trails in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 for over 25 years. After rising through digital native companies like Amazon, Yahoo!, and AOL, Atif held C-suite roles at McDonald’s, Volvo, and MGM Resorts. Atif was most recently President of Commercial & Growth at MGM Resorts, a Fortune 300 company, where he oversaw a significant portfolio of corporate functions. Prior to MGM Resorts, he was the Chief Digital Officer and Global CIO for Volvo, the Global 250 company with over $35bn in sales. Previously he served as chief digital officer and Corporate SVP of McDonald’s. In that role, Atif served as the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500. In 2021, Atif returned to his Silicon Valley roots by starting Ritual, the world's first AI-powered problem-solving engine.

He currently serves as an Independent Director for Flutter [NYSE: FLUT] and Cleacover. Atif holds an MBA from The University of Chicago and a BA in Mathematics-Economics from Wesleyan University.