Osman Rashid

Who is Osman Rashid?

Osman Rashid is an executive and entrepreneur in the field of education technology. Currently he is the Founder & CEO of Galxyz, Inc., an intergalactic science adventure that he founded in late 2013.

Previously, he was co-founder and CEO of online textbook rental leader and student hub Chegg until early 2010 after dramatically growing the company from its inception in 2005, and also co-founder and CEO of Kno, Inc., a digital education platform company. Kno, Inc. has received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital, Goldman Sachs, FLOODGATE and GSV Capital, while Chegg was funded by KPCB, IVP, Gabriel Ventures and others. Currently he is involved with ChildLife Foundation as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Osman Rashid was born in London and did his early schooling in Ghana and finished middle and high school from Islamabad, Pakistan. He later moved to the United States where he received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota in 1993.