# Peter Arvai

> Peter Arvai is the Hungarian-Swedish co-founder and executive chairman of Prezi, which he led as CEO until July 2020. Raised in Karlskoga, Sweden, and educated in media technology at KTH, he helped turn a Budapest-born zooming presentation tool into an international business. He also co-founded WeAreOpen and Bridge Budapest and has publicly advocated for LGBTQ inclusion and opportunities for entrepreneurs in Hungary.

- **Role:** Executive Chairman and Co-founder at Prezi
- **Organizations:** Prezi, WeAreOpen, Bridge Budapest, Mobispine
- **From:** Karlskoga, Sweden
- **Nationality:** Hungarian-Swedish
- **Education:** Media Technology engineering program, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Business studies, Stockholm University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Prezi and led it through its first 12 years of development and operation, including the launch of Prezi Video., KTH Alumnus of the Year, 2015., European Web Entrepreneur of the Year, 2014.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2005** — Studies media technology at KTH in Stockholm.
- **Before 2009** — Works in product management at Swedish mobile communications company Mobispine.
- **2008** — Moves to Budapest and begins working with the future Prezi co-founders.
- **2009** — Co-founds and launches Prezi with Ádám Somlai-Fischer and Péter Halácsy; TED becomes an early investor.
- **2010** — Prezi participates in Budapest Pride with its company logo.
- **2013** — Co-founds WeAreOpen and Bridge Budapest.
- **2014** — Receives European Web Entrepreneur of the Year recognition.
- **2015** — Publicly comes out in Forbes Hungary and is named KTH Alumnus of the Year.
- **2018** — Discusses visual storytelling with Pixar’s Jason Katz at SaaStr Annual.
- **2019** — Leads Prezi as it launches Prezi Video in November.
- **2020-07** — Announces Jim Szafranski as incoming CEO, effective July 29; remains executive chair.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Prezi and led it through its first 12 years of development and operation, including the launch of Prezi Video.
- KTH Alumnus of the Year, 2015.
- European Web Entrepreneur of the Year, 2014.
- Co-founded WeAreOpen with leaders associated with Google Hungary and espell.
- Co-founded Bridge Budapest to encourage entrepreneurship in Hungary.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Prezi’s official leadership page, checked in October 2026, continues to list Peter Arvai as Executive Chairman and Co-founder; this is a status verification, not a newly announced appointment.
- **2021-06** — Announced participation in PowerToFly’s Diversity Reboot 2021: Pride At Work summit.
- **2020-07** — Announced transition from CEO to executive chair, with Jim Szafranski becoming CEO on July 29.

## Links

- Website: https://prezi.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterarvai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PeterArvai

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Last updated: 2026-10-16