Honorary Consul Joshua Hanfling

Josh is the CEO of The Mohamad S. Farsi Foundation based in London. He also has a Public Affairs and business development firm, Hanfling & Associates based in Denver. He was a candidate for Colorado State House District 6 in 2008. He is also the founder of www.setameeting.com an online scheduling tool.

Josh founded Qube Visual in 2000 and was CEO until turning it over to new management in 2006, and remains on the board. He also founded and ran Aartronics Corporation in Denver, CO. Aartronics designed, manufactured and marketed computer diagnostic equipment, a portable multimedia device, a device for the US intelligence community and designed an e-commerce web site in 1996. While in college, he founded and ran Aardvark Recycling, a wood recycling company, with first year revenues over $1 million with nine employees. Josh was also the founder of Washington, D.C. based Exclusive Travel Associates; a travel agency that served VIP and corporate clients. 

He is very active in politics and with non-profits. Community involvement includes: Founder/board member - Friends of the Denver Fire Department, Chairman – Denver Justice Council, Board Member - The Denver Hospice, Development board member - National Jewish Hospital, Board member - The American Transplant Foundation, Board President – We Don’t Waste and an Advisory Board member of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship.

Josh was named one of Denver’s 25^th most powerful people by 5280 Magazine, elected to 40 under 40 by the Denver Business Journal, and one of Colorado’s top philanthropists by Colorado Company Magazine. He has a Bachelor of Science with a major in Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College.