Hadi Partovi
Hadi Partovi is currently CEO at Payam Music, Founder and Chairman at Code.org, and serves on the Board of Directors at Axon. He founded Code.org, a non-profit focused on computer science education, and Payam Music, a national piano school, both of which he is still involved with. His expertise spans technology, education, music, and startup investment.
Microsoft, OpenAI, and startups, with Neo CEO Ali Partovi
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we're joined by Ali Partovi, a technology investor, entrepreneur, and mentor who is the CEO of Neo, a startup accelerator, mentorship community, and venture firm. Neo's accelerator this week announced a new AI track, working in collaboration with OpenAI and Microsoft to help startups build businesses on newly emerging artificial intelligence capabilities. Partovi, who grew up in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, sold his startup LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1998, was an early investor in companies including Airbnb, Dropbox, Facebook, and Uber, and 10 years ago co-founded Code.org with his twin brother Hadi Partovi…
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Education
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Harvard University B.A. and M.S., Computer Science · 1990–1994
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Hackley School Valedictorian, Highschool Diploma · 1984–1990
