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Salman Khan
Khan speaking at the TED conference in 2011
Born (1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 47)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
NationalityUnited States of America, Bangladeshi American
Other namesSal, Sally Khan, S.A. Khan
Alma materMIT (BS, MS)
Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Educator
Executive Director of Khan Academy
SpouseUmaima Marvi[1]

Salman Amin "Sal" Khan[2] born October 11, 1976) is an Indian 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 over 229,978,922 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, mainly focusing on mathematics and the sciences. As of January 2013, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube attracted 530,000 subscribers.[3] In 2012, Time named Salman Khan in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[4] Forbes magazine put Salman Khan on its cover with the story "$1 Trillion Opportunity".[5]

Early life and education

Khan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father is from Barisal, Bangladesh and mother was from Kolkata, India.[6] He was raised by his mother in New Orleans, where she had a series of jobs and businesses.[7] He went to public schools, where, as he recalls, "a few classmates were fresh out of jail and others were bound for top universities". Salman Khan holds four degrees: a BS in mathematics, a BS in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as an MS in computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.[8][9] He is married to Umaima Marvi, who is a physician.[10]

Career

Salman Khan worked as a hedge fund analyst before quitting in late 2009.[11][12]

Khan Academy

Main article: Khan Academy

In late 2004, Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!'s Doodle notepad.[13] When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he decided it would be more practical and beneficial to distribute the tutorials on YouTube where he created an account on 16 November 2006.[14] Their popularity on the video sharing website and the testimonials of appreciative students prompted Khan to quit his job as a hedge fund analyst in late 2009 to focus on developing his YouTube channel, Khan Academy, full-time with the aid of his long time friend Josh Gefner.[12]

His videos received more than 200 million views in just a few years. Students from around the world have been attracted to Khan's concise, practical, and relaxed teaching method.[14]

Khan outlined his mission as to "accelerate learning for students of all ages. With this in mind, we want to share our content with whoever may find it useful." Khan also plans to extend his "free school" to cover topics such as English. Programs are being undertaken to use Khan's videos to teach those in isolated areas of Africa and Asia. He delineated his motives: "With so little effort on my own part, I can empower an unlimited amount of people for all time. I can't imagine a better use of my time."[15]

Khan published a book about Khan Academy and his goals for education called The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined.[16]

Recognition

Salman Khan has been featured on the The Colbert Report,[11] PBS NewsHour,[17][18][19] CNN,[20] and National Public Radio.[21] In 2009, the Khan Academy received the Microsoft Tech Award for education.[22] In 2010, Google provided $2 million to support the creation of more courses and to enable the Khan Academy to translate its core library into the world’s most widely spoken languages.[23] In October 2010, Khan was tied for #34 in Fortune's annual "40 under 40", a list recognizing business's hottest rising stars.[24] In March 2011, Salman Khan was invited to speak at TED by Bill Gates who says he uses the Khan Academy Exercise Software to teach his own children. In May 2011, Salman Khan appeared on The Colbert Report to talk in an interview about his teachings. He told the audience how he planned to use his software to revolutionize the field of education.[25]

Khan has also been interviewed by journalist Charlie Rose, and news anchor Tom Brokaw.[26]

Khan spoke at Bellarmine College Prep during TEDxSanJoseCA about the importance of education and the founding of Khan Academy. Khan was also the commencement speaker for Rice University's commencement exercises on May 12, 2012 as well as MIT's commencement on June 8, 2012.[27][28]

Personal life

He lives with his wife, Umaima Marvi, who is a medical specialist in rheumatology and internal medicine, with their son and daughter in Mountain View, California.[29]

References

  1. ^ Rajghatta, Chidanand (December 10, 2011). "His name is Prof Khan". The Times of India. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Salman Khan (2011). Understanding South Indian Naming (YouTube). khanacademy. Retrieved 2012-6-30. {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "khanacademy's YouTube Channel".
  4. ^ "Salman Khan - Time 100". Time. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. ^ "$1 Trillion Opportunity". Forbes Magazine.
  6. ^ "Khan Academy, Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  7. ^ Somini Sengupta (December 4, 2011). "Online Learning, Personalized". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2012. {{cite news}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  8. ^ Kaplan, David A. (Aug. 24, 2010). "Innovation in Education: Bill Gates' favorite teacher". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2012-06-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Posted (2010-06-28). "How Khan Academy Is Changing Education With Videos Made In A Closet – with Salman Khan". Mixergy.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  10. ^ "Education 2.0: The Khan Academy". Dawn (newspaper). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  11. ^ a b Stephen Colbert (Host) (2011). The Colbert Report. Colbert Nation. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  12. ^ a b Kowarski, Ilana (2010-06-06). "College 2.0: A Self-Appointed Teacher Runs a One-Man 'Academy' on YouTube - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education". Chronicle.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  13. ^ Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education. TED. 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  14. ^ a b "khanacademy". YouTube. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  15. ^ Temple, James (2009-12-14). "Salman Khan, math master of the Internet - SFGate". Articles.sfgate.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  16. ^ Radio Interview: Sal on AirTalk talking about his new book. Khan Adcademy. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  17. ^ "Math Wiz Adds Web Tools to Take Education to New Limits". PBS. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  18. ^ Spencer Michels (2010-02-22). "Khan Academy: How to Calculate the Unemployment Rate | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour". PBS. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  19. ^ "Online Education Entrepreneur: Salman Khan » Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship". Ethicsandentrepreneurship.org. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  20. ^ CNN: Understanding the Crisis (YouTube). khanacademy. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  21. ^ All Things Considered (2009-12-28). "Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Finds Calling On YouTube". NPR. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  22. ^ "The Tech Awards". The Tech Awards. Retrieved 2012-06-30. {{cite web}}: Text "Technology Benefiting Humanity" ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Project 10 to the 100". Project 10 to the 100. Google. 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  24. ^ "40 Under 40". Fortune. CNN. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  25. ^ "Salman Khan on "The Colbert Report"". Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  26. ^ "Tom Brokaw interviews Sal at Education Nation 2011". YouTube. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  27. ^ "Commencement Speaker Chosen". The Rice Thresher. Rice University. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  28. ^ "Salman Khan Commencement Speaker". The Tech. MIT. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  29. ^ Thompson, Clive (2011-07-15). "How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education". Wired (19.08). Retrieved 2012-06-30.

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