Jeff Maggioncalda

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Jeff Maggioncalda is an American business executive and the chief executive officer of Coursera.[1][2][3][4] Born in 1968, Maggioncalda grew up in Pacifica, California[5] and went to St Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco and graduated from Stanford University in 1991 with a BA degree in English and Economics. Maggioncalda began his career with Cornerstone Research before heading back to Stanford for his Masters in Business Administration in 1996.[3][6] He then worked at Financial Engines as founding CEO for 18 years, and was instrumental in the company going public in 2010 as the largest independent investment advisor in America.[3][7] He was then recruited in 2017 to replace Rick Levin as CEO of Coursera.[8][3] He is widely known to be an influential individual in the Ed-tech sector.

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  1. ^ "Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda Financial Engines". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  2. ^ "Coursera gets a new CEO: former Financial Engines CEO Jeff Maggioncalda replaces Rick Levin". VentureBeat. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ^ a b c d Korn, Melissa (2017-06-13). "Coursera Names Financial Engines Ex-CEO Jeff Maggioncalda as New Leader". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ^ "New CEO at Coursera Comes From Financial Tech, Not Higher Ed - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  5. ^ Conboye, Janina (2022-04-17). "Coursera's Jeff Maggioncalda: 'Now we can go after the best people'". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766.
  6. ^ Peltz, Michael (2010-10-18). "Financial Engines' Jeffrey Maggioncalda: A Web CEO With Patience". Institutional Investor. ISSN 0020-3580.
  7. ^ "Coursera Names Jeff Maggioncalda as CEO". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  8. ^ "Coursera Could Expand Focus of Online Courses Beyond". Retrieved 2017-09-29.