Sal Khan, Most Creative People 2011

Founder

Khan Academy

The Most Creative People in business 2011

Sal Khan left his cushy job as a financial trader to focus on the education sector. He started Khan Academy, which hosts free educational videos to help students, parents, and educators. The site has been backed by Bill Gates and Google.org, among others.

Impact

Bringing Online Education To Mongolia, In Wireless Backpacks

It takes more than a village: It also takes a hotspot. TeachAClass.org is bringing wireless routers pre-loaded with online education content to provide lessons to rural communities.

Sal Khan

Founder

Stories about Sal Khan

5 Ways To Partner With a Huge Corporation Without Losing Your Soul

Sal Khan, of Khan Academy, on making a deal with Bank of America but still keeping the integrity of his project.

How Khan Academy Is Going Global

Inside the online education juggernaut’s mission to make their free lessons available in more than a dozen languages.

Bringing Online Education To Mongolia, In Wireless Backpacks

It takes more than a village: It also takes a hotspot. TeachAClass.org is bringing wireless routers pre-loaded with online education content to provide lessons to rural communities.

Impact

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Work Life

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