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Salman Khan
Khan speaking at a TED conference in 2011
Born
Salman Khan

(1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 48)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSal, "The Salmon"
EducationGrace King High School
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Teacher,
Executive Director of Khan Academy,
Founder of Khan Lab School,
Board Member of Aspen Institute
SpouseUmaima Marvi

Salman Khan (born October 11, 1976) is an American educator and entrepreneur who founded the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and an organization with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects, originally focusing on mathematics and sciences.[2] He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a brick-and-mortar school associated with Khan Academy.[3]

As of March 2018, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has more than 3.8 million subscribers and the Khan Academy videos have been viewed nearly 1 and a half billion times.[4] In 2012, Time named Salman Khan in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[5] Forbes magazine featured Khan on its cover with the story "$1 Trillion Opportunity".[6]

Early life and education

Salman Khan was born in Metairie, Louisiana, United States, to a Bengali family.[7] His father was from Barisal, Bangladesh, and his mother was from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.[7][8] He attended the public school Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana, where, as he recalls, "a few classmates were fresh out of jail and others were bound for top universities."[9] He graduated valedictorian in 1994.[10]

Khan attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), graduating with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Course 6 (electrical engineering and computer science), and another bachelor's degree in Course 18 (mathematics), in 1998.[11] He was class president in his senior year.[12]

Khan also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.[13][14][15]

Career

In 2002, Khan was a summer intern at PARC. From 2003 to late 2009, Khan worked as a hedge fund analyst at Connective Capital Management.[16][17][18]

Khan Academy

Main article: Khan Academy

In late 2003, Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!'s Doodle notepad.[19] When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he moved his tutorials to YouTube where he created an account on November 16, 2006.[20]

The popularity of his educational videos on the video-sharing website prompted Khan to quit his job as a financial analyst in late 2009.[21] He moved his focus to developing his YouTube channel, Khan Academy, full-time with the aid of close friend Josh Gefner.[16] Khan consequently received sponsorship from Ann Doerr, the wife of John Doerr.[22]

His videos received worldwide interest from both students and non-students, with more than 458 million views in the first number of years.[21]

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 plans to extend the "free school" to cover topics such as English. Khan's videos are also used to educate rural areas of Africa and Asia.[23]

Khan published a book about Khan Academy and education goals titled The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined.[24]

Khan Academy, initially a tool for students, added the Coach feature in 2012, promoting the connection of teachers with students through videos and monitor tools.[21]

As of 2018, Khan Academy's videos on YouTube have been viewed over 1.4 billion times.[4]

Khan believes that supplementing traditional classroom education with the technology being developed by his Academy can improve the effectiveness of teachers by freeing them from traditional lectures and giving them more time for instruction specific to individual students' needs.[25]

Recognition

Personal life

Khan is married to Pakistani-American physician Umaima Marvi. The couple live with their children in Mountain View, California.[57][58][59]

See also

References

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