Shai Reshef

Shai Reshef
Born September 11, 1955 (1955-09-11) (age 61)
Residence Pasadena, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of Michigan (MA)
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Founder & President, University of the People

Shai Reshef born September 11, 1955 is an educational entrepreneur, founder and president of University of the People, a non-profit academic institution offering accredited, low-cost higher education degrees online.[1]

Biography

Reshef earned an MA in Chinese Politics from the University of Michigan.[2] From 1989 to 2005, Reshef served as Chief Executive Officer and then Chairman of the Kidum Group, a for-profit educational services and test preparation company.[3] Reshef joined Kidum in 1989 when it was a single product company with revenues of $100,000. Under his leadership, Kidum grew to become a company with annual revenues in excess of $25 million, with over 1,000 employees and 50,000 students a year. In 2005, he sold the company to Kaplan, Inc., one of the world’s largest education companies and a subsidiary of the Washington Post.[4]

Between 2001 and 2004, while continuing as the chairman of Kidum, Reshef lived in the Netherlands where he chaired KIT eLearning, a subsidiary of Kidum. KIT is the eLearning partner of the University of Liverpool and the first online university outside of the United States. KIT provides MBA and M.Sc. degrees in IT. In 2004, the company was acquired by Laureate Online Education.[5][6]

Reshef is married and has four children. He lives in Pasadena, California.[3]

University of the People

In January 2009, Reshef founded University of the People, a non-profit, American, accredited online academic institution that seeks to increase the availability of higher education by offering affordable online university-level studies.[7][8] As of January 2016, the University has admitted over 2500 students from 170 countries.[9]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. "University of the People – The world's first tuition-free online university". uopeople.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. Anderson, Nate (February 1, 2009). "Internet connection + English = college degree". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  3. 1 2 Lewin, Tamar (January 25, 2009). "Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only". The New York Times.
  4. "Kaplan to Acquire Kidum, the leading provider of test preparation in Israel" (Press release). Kaplan, Inc. August 3, 2005. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  5. Laureate Online Education and K.I.T. eLearning B.V., the eLearning partner of the University of Liverpool, announce name change. (press release) November 2004. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
  6. Richardson, Nicole Marie (April 20, 2009). "It's Time to Give Back". Inc.com.
  7. The Associated Press, Haaretz, Israeli founds world's first tuition-free online university
  8. Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only. New York Times. January 26, 2009
  9. "Tuition-Free Education and Tuition - Free online education". uopeople.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  10. People of 2009: Shai Reshef. OneWorld.Net.
  11. Representative From University of the People to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell. August 17, 2010
  12. Clinton Global Initiative Advances University of the People Pledge to Democratize Higher Education in Haiti. Yahoo News, September 10, 2010.
  13. Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Education?. Huffington Post. Sept 15, 2010.
  14. The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world. Wired Magazine. Jan 24, 2012.
  15. The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers. Foreign Policy Magazine. December, 2012.
  16. "An ultra-low-cost college degree". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  17. "Salt | #8 Shai Reshef". Salt. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
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