Shai Reshef

Shai Reshef
Shai Reshef
שי רשף
	Shai Reshef in 2010.
President of University of the People
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2009
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1955 (age 71)
Spouse	Rotem Reshef
Children	4
Education	Tel Aviv University (BA) University of Michigan (MA)
Occupation	Entrepreneur, academic administrator

Shai Reshef (Hebrew: שי רשף) is an Israeli entrepreneur and academic administrator. He is the founder and president of the University of the People (UoPeople).

Early life and education

Reshef was born on September 11, 1955. He earned an MA in Chinese politics from the University of Michigan.

Career

Between 2001 and 2004, Reshef chaired KIT eLearning, a company that partnered with the University of Liverpool to deliver online education.

In January 2009, Reshef founded the University of the People (UoPeople), a non-profit, tuition-free, online university aimed at providing accessible higher education to underserved populations globally.

Awards and recognition

He received the Yidan Prize for Education Development in 2023. In 2009, Fast Company included him among the "100 Most Creative People in Business." Wired magazine featured him in its 2012 list of "50 People Changing the World."

Personal life

Reshef is married to artist Rotem Reshef and has four children.

References

1 2 "Shai Reshef | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
1 2 Wiener, Julie (January 8, 2013). "An Israeli 'Citizen Of The World'". New York Jewish Week. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
↑ Lewin, Tamar (January 25, 2009). "Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only". The New York Times.
↑ Rai, Arpan (August 18, 2023). "The Taliban destroyed women's education – but some are now fighting back". The Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
↑ "2023 Yidan Prize: Michelene Chi and Shai Reshef awarded the world's highest accolade in education". Yidan Prize. September 27, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
↑ Kamenetz, Anya (May 20, 2009). "Educational Entrepreneur, Most Creative Person Shai Reshef Gets Round of Applause at the UN". Fast Company. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
↑ "The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world". Wired. January 24, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

External links

Shai Reshef at TED

[:03-1] 1 2 "Shai Reshef | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[:02-2] 1 2 Wiener, Julie (January 8, 2013). "An Israeli 'Citizen Of The World'". New York Jewish Week. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[:04-3] Lewin, Tamar (January 25, 2009). "Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only". The New York Times.

[:01-4] Rai, Arpan (August 18, 2023). "The Taliban destroyed women's education – but some are now fighting back". The Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

[5] "2023 Yidan Prize: Michelene Chi and Shai Reshef awarded the world's highest accolade in education". Yidan Prize. September 27, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[6] Kamenetz, Anya (May 20, 2009). "Educational Entrepreneur, Most Creative Person Shai Reshef Gets Round of Applause at the UN". Fast Company. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[7] "The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world". Wired. January 24, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2024.