Ative S. Ennis is serial entrepreneur and Digital Strategist for over 25 years. He is a vanguard in start-ups, Digital Transformation, renowned for sparking innovation,steering troubled businesses towards success, and deliver impactful solutions in Jamaica, throughout The Caribbean, United States, Africa, and The Middle East. 

His current responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer & Chief Digital Officer at MTE Group include developing and driving the strategic imperatives for the main subsidiaries as a template that the company replicates in other markets. Ative is widely regarded as a leading authority on Health Informatics, with a specialization in developing Pharma Vigilance ecosystems, Telecommunications, Digital Transformation, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, Telemedicine, Knowledge Process Outsourcing, developing new vertical segments and positioning the social and economic impact of technology on developing economies and emerging markets. He is a well sort after public speaker, regularly delivering keynote addresses on these matters, all over the world. He is also a Senior Research Fellow the Head of Business at the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), assisting Tourism dependent states build their resilience and safeguard the critical areas of that industry.

 Prior to this, Ative was The Commercial Director at Digicel and former General Manager for Netxar Technologies’ Northern Caribbean Hub until the acquisition by Digicel in March 2013. He was The Chief Architect that orchestrated Netxar Technologies’ tremendous growth and successful transition into key markets like Trinidad and Tobago, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, TCI and Jamaica. This helped to solidify The Company as the Preferred Turnkey Solutions Provider across the Caribbean

Ative has worked extensively throughout the Region and has held Senior Executive positions with Neal and Massy Group. He was a key member of the Investment Committee that facilitated the acquisition of Shell Caribbean to the Neal & Massy Group. Among his many achievements, Ative conceptualized and developed the business plan for the establishment of the first Credit Bureau in Jamaica and was instrumental in the development of the smart classroom concept in Jamaica with the eLearning Company.

He has served on the IT Advisory Board of the PSOJ and currently serves on several boards including The Jamaica Tourism Innovation Council, Heart Trust NTA IT Council, chairman at the Our Kids Academy and is chairman of The Zayn B. Ennis Foundation. He has served on the board of The Sustainable Development Leadership Committee at the Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and The Southern University of New York (SUNY). The Leadership Committee focuses on the challenges that low-middle income countries face when implementing new initiatives to fight non-communicable diseases such as Diabetes and cancer.

Ative is a graduate of Florida International University and Columbia University and is married with three kids.