Shai Reshef
Shai Reshef | |
|---|---|
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| President of University of the People | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Rotem Reshef |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (MA) |
| Occupation | Businessperson, academic administrator |
Shai Reshef (Hebrew: שי רשף) is an Israeli businessperson and academic administrator. He is the founder and president of University of the People.
Education[]
Reshef earned an M.A. in Chinese Politics from the University of Michigan.[1]
Career[]
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.[2]
In January 2009, Reshef founded the University of the People (UoPeople), a non-profit, accredited online academic institution that seeks to increase the availability of higher education by offering tuition-free degrees.[3] He serves as the institution's president.[4]
In his 2014 TED Talk, entitled "An ultra-low-cost college degree", Reshef shared his vision to democratize knowledge. He views higher education as a human right. His TED Talk has been viewed over four million times as of 2017.[5]
Personal life[]
Reshef is married to painter Rotem Reshef and has four children.[1]
Awards and honors[]
- In 2009, selected by OneWorld as one of its "People of 2009"[6]
- In 2010, selected as the Huffington Post "Ultimate Game Changer in Education."[7]
- In 2012, named one of the "50 People Changing the World" by Wired magazine's Smart List 2012[8]
- In 2012, named as a "Top Global Thinker" by Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers 2012[9]
- In 2015, placed eighth on Salt Magazine's "100 Most Compassionate Business Leaders List"[10]
- In 2016, awarded the Prince's Prize for Innovative Philanthropy by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation[11]
References[]
- ^ a b Wiener, Julie (2013-01-08). "An Israeli 'Citizen Of The World'". The New York Jewish Week. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Lewin, Tamar (January 25, 2009). "Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only". The New York Times.
- ^ Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only. New York Times. January 26, 2009
- ^ "University of the People – The world's first tuition-free online university". uopeople.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ^ Umoh, Ruth (2017-09-18). "Here's how you can score a tuition-free MBA". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ People of 2009: Shai Reshef OneWorld.Net
- ^ Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Education? Huffington Post September 15, 2010
- ^ The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world Wired Magazine, January 24, 2012
- ^ The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers Archived 2014-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Foreign Policy Magazine, December 2012
- ^ 100 Most Compassionate Business Leaders: #8 Shai Reshef
- ^ Prince's Prize for Innovative Philanthropy 2016
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