# Mikko Tamminen

> Mikko Tamminen is a Finnish entrepreneur who founded Taskeater in 2014, the outsourcing business subsequently known as Quantanite. He served as CEO through December 2021 and became executive chairman as Atreya Chaganty took over in January 2022. His public record also includes a 2000 Finnish stock market guide, Stanford management studies and co-founding OHARU, an education initiative in rural Bangladesh.

- **Role:** Founder & Executive Chairman at Quantanite
- **Organizations:** Quantanite, Taskeater, OHARU, Stanford Venture Studio
- **Nationality:** Finnish
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in Management, University of Warwick, Exchange studies, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MS in Management; Sloan Fellow, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Fellow, Human Flourishing Program (listed on his LinkedIn profile), Harvard University
- **Known for:** Founded an outsourcing business that grew into the international Quantanite group., Published a Finnish stock market guide in 2000., Robert Joss Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, June 2024 (self-reported on LinkedIn).

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Published Pörssikauppa: osakemarkkinoiden perusteita koululaisille, a Finnish stock market guide for schoolchildren.
- **2014** — Founded Taskeater, later known as Quantanite, with delivery operations in Bangladesh.
- **2015** — His company entered the UK market.
- **2017** — His company entered the US market.
- **2020** — Taskeater became Quantanite; the company launched in South Africa.
- **2022** — Became executive chairman as Atreya Chaganty was announced as CEO on 4 January.
- **2024** — Identified by Stanford GSB as MS ’24; his LinkedIn lists the Robert Joss Scholar distinction.

## Achievements

- Founded an outsourcing business that grew into the international Quantanite group.
- Published a Finnish stock market guide in 2000.
- Robert Joss Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, June 2024 (self-reported on LinkedIn).
- Co-founded OHARU, an education initiative for children from ethnic minority communities in rural Bangladesh.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — A Dhaka workplace feature identified Tamminen as Quantanite’s founder and chairman and recounted employee experiences of his management style.
- **2026-04** — Quantanite published its QiQ platform launch announcement on 2 April, with a release dateline of 30 March 2026.
- **2025-06** — Quantanite announced four new customer experience centres across three continents.
- **2025-04** — Stanford GSB shared his LOWkeynotes talk on spirituality.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjtamminen

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Last updated: 2026-10-21