Hadi Partovi 2016 OETC Afternoon General Session, Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Hadi Partovi 2016 OETC
Afternoon General Session, Wednesday,
February 10, 2016
Software and computers are everywhere, revolutionizing every field around us. But the majority of schools don't teach computer science.
Code.org believes every student should have the opportunity to shape the
21st-century and wants to turn this problem around. Code.org has already helped over
100 million students try computer science for the first time with one
Hour of Code, partnered with 70+ school districts to bring courses to schools, released a free online learning platform with 10% of students in
K-8 US schools enrolled. We've helped change policy in 16 states to better support computer science. This is just the beginning of a bold vision to bring this foundational field to every
K-12 public school by
2020.
Hadi is an entrepreneur and investor, and also co-founder of education non-profit Code.org. As an entrepreneur, he was on the founding teams of
Tellme and iLike. As an angel investor and startup advisor, Hadi’s portfolio includes
Facebook,
Dropbox, airbnb, Zappos,
OPOWER, IndieGogo, Bluekai, and many others.
A graduate of
Harvard University, Hadi began his career during the browser wars in the
1990s, when he was
Microsoft’s Group Program Manager for
Internet Explorer. After the release of
IE 5.0, Hadi co-founded
Tellme Networks. Tellme was acquired by
Microsoft for a reported $800 million. Hadi ran the
MSN portal for its only year of profit, where he delivered 30% annual growth and incubated
Start.com.
After leaving Microsoft a second time, Hadi co-founded iLike with twin brother
Ali Partovi, and together they built the leading music application on the
Facebook platform. in 2009, iLike was acquired by MySpace where both Partovis worked as
Senior Vice Presidents.