Sue Khim
American education entrepreneur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2] She also co-founded edtech start-up Alltuition, which helped students find low-cost college loans and assisted with financial aid forms.[3] In 2012, she was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in education.[1]
Sue Khim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Education entrepreneur |
| Known for | CEO of Brilliant.org |
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.[4] Khim co-founded Alltuition with 2 others and raised a seed round of funding.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7][8]
Khim has accounted for the sexism and racism she has faced several times.[9][10] 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."[11]
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