Sal Khan
Founder and CEO, Khan Academy; Founder, Schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, and Khan World School
Sal Khan is founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit with the mission of providing free, world-class education online for anyone, anywhere. He also founded Schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, and Khan World School, all nonprofits focused on making world-class, personalized mastery education accessible. Khan’s interest in education began while he was an undergraduate at MIT. He developed math software for children with ADHD and tutored fourth- and seventh-grade public school students in Boston. Prior to launching Khan Academy in 2009, he was a senior analyst at a hedge fund and worked in technology and venture capital. The author of The One World Schoolhouse, Khan’s honors include the American Academy of Achievement’s 2012 Gold Medal, the 2014 Heinz Award in the Human Condition category, and being named to the 2012 Time 100 list.
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