

Khan Academy’s platform includes more than 70,000 practice problems as well as videos and articles that cover a range of K–12 subjects. Sal founded Khan Academy as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2008. He holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Sal also taught test prep courses for the MCAT and was named Teacher of the Year by a national test prep company. While there, he developed math software for children with ADHD and tutored fourth- and seventh-grade public school students in Boston.

Sal’s interest in education began while he was an undergraduate at MIT. He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a nonprofit laboratory school in Mountain View, California, and Schoolhouse.world, a new nonprofit started during the pandemic that offers free tutoring. Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We are pleased to honor online education pioneer Sal Khan for his extraordinary impact expanding access to learning worldwide.

McGovern Tech for Humanity Prize Luminary
