Osman Rashid
Osman Rashid | |
|---|---|
 Osman Rashid in 2026 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) London, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Known for | Chegg |
Osman Rashid (born 1970) is a British-born Pakistani-American businessman who is the founder and chief executive officer of Convo Corp. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Chegg.[1][2] He later co-founded and was CEO of Kno, Inc, a digital education platform company, which was acquired by Intel in 2013.[3][4] He subsequently founded Galxyz Inc., in 2014.[5]
He is also the co-founder and chairman of SOAR Education, an initiative aimed at expanding access to affordable STEM education in Pakistan. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Khoj Resorts, a hospitality company developing eco-conscious resorts in Pakistan. Rashid also serves as chairman of Khan Academy Pakistan, a local initiative of the U.S.-based nonprofit education platform, and chairman of Jaglot Gathering, a forum focused on technology, education, and policy innovation in Pakistan.
Early life
Rashid was born in London,[6] did his early schooling in Ghana and finished middle and high school from Islamabad, Pakistan. He later moved to the United States where he received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota in 1993.[7]
Career
Before founding Galxyz, Chegg and Kno, Rashid also started Gravitywell, an ASP based customer service company, and worked at Venturian, a subsidiary of ATIO Corporation, where Osman was VP of Business Development and Marketing. Between start-ups, Osman was Director of Business Development at Chordiant Software, Inc.[8]
Philanthropy
Osman helped spearhead Chegg for Good program which plants a tree for every rental made, and to date has helped plant over 6 million trees. At Kno he developed a partnership with DonorsChoose.org to donate $1 of every sale made to help classrooms get school supplies. Osman is actively involved as a board member at ChildLife Foundation Pakistan which is bringing critical care and prevention of diseases to millions of young and needy children in Pakistan through a network of Urgent Care Clinics.[9]
He plans to set up an Endowment Fund to provide quality education to the financially disadvantaged, of which the platform is SOAR STEM Schools.[10]
References
- ↑ Shah, Tarang; Shah, Sheetal (August 7, 2011). Shah, Tarang; Shah, Sheetal (eds.). Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes. Apress. pp. 101–113. doi:10.1007/978-1-4302-3838-6_8 – via Springer Link.
- ↑ "Rosensweig to Leave Guitar Hero; Takes Over as CEO of Online Textbook Rental Start-Up Chegg". All Things D. 2010-02-02.
- ↑ "Intel Education Welcomes Kno to the Family". CRS@Intel. 2013-11-08.
- ↑ "The Kno, a Tablet for the College Market". New York Times. 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Chegg Co-Founder Osman Rashid Announces Galxyz, A Gaming Startup Focused On Science Education". TechCrunch. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ↑ "Chegg CEO Rashid applies Netflix concept to textbooks". USA Today. 2009-01-12.
- ↑ "osman-rashid — The Spark Academy". The Spark Academy.
- ↑ "Chegg CEO Rashid applies Netflix concept to textbooks". ABC News.
- ↑ "ChildLife Foundation". ChildLife Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ↑ "Home". SOAR STEM Schools.