Sebastian Thrun
Former CEO of Udacity
Sebastian Thrun is a German-American entrepreneur, educator, and computer scientist. He is CEO of Kitty Hawk Corporation, and chairman and co-founder of Udacity. Before that, he was a Google VP and Fellow, a Professor of Computer Science at... Wikipedia
Born: 1967 (age 56 years), Solingen, Germany
Spouse: Petra Dierkes-Thrun
Education: University of Bonn (1995), University of Bonn (1993), and University of Hildesheim (1988)
Organizations founded: Udacity, Waymo, X Development, and more
Notable students: David Stavens, Joelle Pineau, John Langford, and more
Awards: National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2003) and AAAI Fellow (2006)