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 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 begun his career with Cornerstone Research before heading to Stanford for his Masters in Business Administration in 1996.[3] 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.[5] He was then recruited in 2017 to replace Rick Levin as CEO of Coursera.[6] He is widely known to be an influential individual in the Ed-tech sector.
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Maggioncalda took time off after 18 years as CEO of Financial Engines to travel, learn, and spend time with his family. He studied music theory and the piano, worked as a consultant for SafeSpace adolescent mental health programmes, coached businesses, ascended Mount. Kilimanjaro with his middle daughter, and travelled the world with his wife. Jeff is currently a member of the Silicon Valley Bank Board of Directors.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda Financial Engines". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Coursera gets a new CEO: former Financial Engines CEO Jeff Maggioncalda replaces Rick Levin". VentureBeat. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ a b Korn, Melissa (2017-06-13). "Coursera Names Financial Engines Ex-CEO Jeff Maggioncalda as New Leader". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "New CEO at Coursera Comes From Financial Tech, Not Higher Ed - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Coursera Names Jeff Maggioncalda as CEO". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ^ "Coursera Could Expand Focus of Online Courses Beyond". Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ Maggioncalda, Jeffrey. "Jeffrey Maggioncalda's linkedin".