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American education entrepreneur
Sue Khim
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
OccupationEducation entrepreneur
Known forCEO of Brilliant.org

Sue Khim is an American education entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and current CEO of Brilliant.org, an educational platform and online community that features problems and courses in mathematics, physics, quantitative finance, and computer science. She also co-founded edtech start-up Alltuition, which helped students find low-cost college loans and assisted with financial aid forms. In 2012, she was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in education.

Career

Originally from South Korea, Khim immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a baby. She grew up in Chicago and attended public schools.

After studying mathematics for 3 years, Khim left the University of Chicago to start her own company, Alltuition, which sought to simplify the process of obtaining financial aid for students. Khim co-founded Alltuition with 2 others and raised a seed round of funding. Eventually, Khim and company received venture funding and decided to work on something else to expand education for students, which led to the creation of Brilliant.org.

The Alltuition team became Brilliant in October 2012. Brilliant has grown to be an online community of over 4 million users where people learn math and science from each other.

Khim has accounted for the sexism and racism she has faced several times. In 2022, Khim was one of four AAPI leaders highlighted by Apple and commented "We replaced a Victorian education system from 300 years ago with a fun, vibrant world."

References

  1. ^ Casserly, Meghan. "Sue Khim, 26, Cofounder and CEO, Brilliant - pg.17". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. Passariello, Christina (22 April 2016). "Meet the Venture Capitalist Whom Venture Capitalists Love to Hate". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "Executive Suite: Sue Khim, CEO of AllTuition, Has Friday Happy Hour To Make Everyone Go Home For The Weekend". TheGrindstone. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. "Alltuition updates the financial aid process, helps you pay for college | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "Web startup tackles student debt "crisis"". Reuters.com. 14 October 2011.
  6. Chang, Angie (20 September 2011). ""Action First" -- Interview With Alltuition Founder & CEO Sue Khim". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "Giving Brightest Kids The 'Cram School' Experience, Online". NPR.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. Rao, Leena. "Backed By Social+Capital, Brilliant.org Is Finding And Challenging The Brightest, Technical Talent In The World". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. Passariello, Christina (2016-04-22). "Meet the Venture Capitalist Whom Venture Capitalists Love to Hate". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  10. Adams, Susan. "Prominent Male VCs Subjected Sue Khim To Racist And Sexist Insults As She Funded Her $50 Million Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  11. A. O. L. Staff (2022-04-28). "Apple showcases 4 leaders making change through technology at AAPI event". www.aol.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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