
Salman Khan
Organization leader
1976 –
Who is Salman Khan?
Salman Amin "Sal" Khan is a Bengali American educator, entrepreneur, and former hedge fund analyst. He is the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and nonprofit organization. From a small office in his home, Khan has produced more than 4,800 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, mainly focusing on mathematics and the sciences.
As of July 21, 2014, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube attracted 2,089,353 subscribers and the Khan Academy videos have been viewed over 458 million times. In 2012, Time named Salman Khan in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Forbes magazine featured Khan on its cover with the story "$1 Trillion Opportunity."
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1976
New Orleans - Also known as
- Sal Khan
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Bengali people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Master's Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - MBA, Harvard Business School
- Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mathematics - Harvard University
- Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, Khan Academy
(2006/09 - )
- Chief Executive Officer, Khan Academy
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on July 23, 2013
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