Baris Akis

Bio

Baris Akis is the cofounder and President of Human Capital. He is responsible for setting the company’s strategic vision and leads the company’s work with ambitious entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life. As a thought partner to Human Capital’s entrepreneurial members, Baris has supported the visionary founders of companies including Brex, Bolt, Impira, Nova Credit, Shogun Enterprises and Surprise HR. Prior to founding Human Capital, Baris attended Stanford University where he graduated early with a BS in Computer Science. Over the course of his freshman and sophomore years, he founded and sold a web-development automation business. Baris also cofounded and served as president of the Stanford Social Entrepreneurial Students’ Association (SENSA). Baris spent most of his time at Stanford meeting with hundreds of his ambitious peers and discussing ways he can support their careers. His insights from those conversations created the foundational ideas behind Human Capital. To date, Baris has personally guided over 500 software engineers through critical career decisions and negotiations. He has a deep understanding of the engineer’s career trajectory and brings this perspective to all of Human Capital’s strategic decisions and offerings. Raised in Istanbul, Baris always had a passion for supporting ambitious peers. When he was in high school, Baris founded the Youth Vision Association, a national non-profit, that partnered with the United Nations to help underprivileged high school students develop critical professional and communication skills.