Sue Khim

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Sue Khim
Born1985or1986(age 37–38) [1]
Alma mater University of Chicago
OccupationEducation entrepreneur
Known forCEO of Brilliant.org

Sue Khim is an American education entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and current CEO of Brilliant.org, an educational platform and online community that features problems and courses in mathematics, physics, quantitative finance, and computer science. [2] She also co-founded edtech start-up Alltuition, which helped students find low-cost college loans and assisted with financial aid forms. [3] In 2012, she was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in education. [1]

Career

Originally from South Korea, Khim immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a baby. She grew up in Chicago and attended public schools.

After studying mathematics for 3 years, Khim left the University of Chicago to start her own company, Alltuition, which sought to simplify the process of obtaining financial aid for students. [4] Khim co-founded Alltuition with 2 others and raised a seed round of funding. [5] Eventually, Khim and company received venture funding and decided to work on something else to expand education for students, which led to the creation of Brilliant.org. [6]

The Alltuition team became Brilliant in October 2012. Brilliant has grown to be an online community of over 4 million users where people learn math and science from each other. [7] [8]

Khim has accounted for the sexism and racism she has faced several times. [9] [10] In 2022, Khim was one of four AAPI leaders highlighted by Apple and commented "We replaced a Victorian education system from 300 years ago with a fun, vibrant world." [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Casserly, Meghan. "Sue Khim, 26, Cofounder and CEO, Brilliant - pg.17". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Passariello, Christina (22 April 2016). "Meet the Venture Capitalist Whom Venture Capitalists Love to Hate". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Executive Suite: Sue Khim, CEO of AllTuition, Has Friday Happy Hour To Make Everyone Go Home For The Weekend". TheGrindstone. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Alltuition updates the financial aid process, helps you pay for college | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Web startup tackles student debt "crisis"". Reuters.com. 14 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Chang, Angie (20 September 2011). ""Action First" -- Interview With Alltuition Founder & CEO Sue Khim". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Giving Brightest Kids The 'Cram School' Experience, Online". NPR.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Rao, Leena. "Backed By Social+Capital, Brilliant.org Is Finding And Challenging The Brightest, Technical Talent In The World". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Passariello, Christina (2016-04-22). "Meet the Venture Capitalist Whom Venture Capitalists Love to Hate". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  10. ↑ Adams, Susan. "Prominent Male VCs Subjected Sue Khim To Racist And Sexist Insults As She Funded Her $50 Million Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  11. ↑ A. O. L. Staff (2022-04-28). "Apple showcases 4 leaders making change through technology at AAPI event". www.aol.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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