Adrian Ridner
Adrian Ridner | |||
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| Born | Argentina | ||
| Nationality | Argentinian | ||
| Citizenship | Argentina | ||
| Alma mater | California Polytechnic State University | ||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||
| Years active | 2002-present | ||
| Known for | Study.com | ||
Adrian Ridner (born 1981) is an Argentinian businessman known for being the CEO and co-founder of Study.com.[1][2]
Early life and education
Ridner was born in Argentina and moved to California when he was in high school. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University. He lives with his family in San Francisco Bay Area.[3]
Career
While in college, Ridner worked part-time at the university and saw a need to create technology enabled personal learning experience to meet different learning requirements. He co-founded Study.com with Ben Wilson in May 2002 to make education more accessible. The online learning platform offers courses from K-12 to college to skills-based learning programs.[4][5][6][7] Study.com’s 4,500 online courses and 79,000 lessons are delivered in short, animated video segments, created by instructors and subject matter experts.[8][9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, his company donated 100,000 free licenses for its online content to schools and K-12 school districts in Bay Area. The donation was valued at approximately US $18 million.[10][11]
In 2017, Ridner launched the Working Scholars® program which won the 2018 CA Non-Profit of the Year award.[12] He is a board member of Riecken Community Libraries and Cal Poly’s Engineering & Computer Science advisory council.[13]
Recognition
Ridner is a recipient of 40 under 40 Award for 2020 presented by Silicon Valley Business Journal.[14]
References
- ↑ Lake, Rebecca (4 June 2020). "How to graduate college with (almost) no debt". Fox Business.
- ↑ Hess, Abigail (24 November 2017). "The 5 types of colleges every student should apply to". CNBC.
- ↑ Ghent, Janet Silver (10 August 2020). "Study.com: Jewish Argentinian immigrant makes college more accessible". J.Weekly.
- ↑ Ghent, Janet Silver (10 August 2020). "Study.com: Jewish Argentinian immigrant makes college more accessible". J.Weekly.
- ↑ McBride, Ashley (19 August 2019). "Tuition-free college program for working Bay Area adults holds inaugural graduation ceremony". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Brassil, Gillian (23 August 2017). "Online platform helps Bay Area workers get free bachelor's degree". The Mercury News.
- ↑ Thomas, Garvin (August 21, 2019). "Tech Company Delivers On Promise Of Free Bachelor's Degrees For City Residents And Workers". NBC Bay Area.
- ↑ Nietzel, Michael T. (December 9, 2019). "Study.Com: The Anywhere, Anytime Option For Earning A College Degree". Forbes.
- ↑ Forestieri, Kevin (April 16, 2020). "Local online education giants are pitching in to help students during school closures". Mountain View Voice.
- ↑ Forestieri, Kevin (April 16, 2020). "Local online education giants are pitching in to help students during school closures". Mountain View Voice.
- ↑ Moss, Jennings (March 13, 2020). "Companies take philanthropic approach to ease coronavirus-related woes". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
- ↑ "Working Scholars Program". Study.com official website.
- ↑ Staff. "Adrian Ridner - Trailblazer Award". Silicon Valley Latino.
- ↑ Falstreau, Nathan (July 24, 2019). "40 Under 40 Awards: Study.com's Adrian Ridner works to make higher education more accessible and affordable". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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