Sal Khan
Founder of Khan Academy, the free online non-profit school, and Khan Lab School.
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- Sal Khan is an American educator who founded Khan Academy in 2006.
- It began with him tutoring a cousin in mathematics over the internet.
- He left his job as a hedge fund analyst in 2009 to work on it full time.
- He also founded Khan Lab School in Mountain View and the free tutoring network Schoolhouse.
Key facts
- Born
- 11 October 1976, Metairie, Louisiana1
- Education
- MIT, 1998: bachelor's in electrical engineering and computer science and in mathematics, plus a Master of Engineering; Harvard Business School MBA, 20031
- Connective Capital Management
- Hedge fund analyst from 2003 to late 20091
- Khan Academy
- Founded it in 2006; created its YouTube account on 16 November 20061
- Khan Lab School
- Founded it in 2014, a private in-person school in Mountain View, California1
- Schoolhouse.world
- Launched it in early 2020: free small-group tutoring over Zoom1
- TED
- Announced in October 2025 as its "Vision Steward", succeeding Chris Anderson1
- Books
- The One World Schoolhouse; Brave New Words (2024)1
- Honours
- Time 100, 2012; Heinz Award, 2014; Padma Shri, 20161
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