COFOUNDER, CODE.ORG, ILIKE, & LINKEXCHANGE
"Every child in America deserves access to Computer Science."
Described by the San Jose Mercury
News as one of “Silicon Valley’s top angel investors,” Ali Partovi has backed Airbnb, Dropbox, Facebook, Uber, and Zappos.
In 2013, Partovi helped his twin brother Hadi
launch Code.org, which promotes computer
science education and has introduced 200
million kids to computer programming via the
“Hour of Code.” Early in his career he cofounded LinkExchange and later iLike.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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