We were honored to hear that Sebastian has won the inaugural Smithsonian Ingenuity Award in Education for Udacity!

As one of nine winners, we’re honored to be in the company of such folks as Esperanza Spalding, Elon Musk, Benh Zeitlin, Bryan Stevenson, Pardis Sabeti, Jim Anderson, Anne Kelly Knowles, and high school sophomore, Jack Andraka (amazing!).

The full article, How Artificial Intelligence Can Change Higher Education, can be found here.

Clarissa Shen
Clarissa Shen
Clarissa Shen is the Chief Operating Officer for Udacity. She joined as Udacity’s first business hire leading all business functions. Prior to Udacity, she co-founded a K-12 start-up, led digital change at Apollo Group, and advised Fortune 500 and government clients throughout Greater China, Asia, and Europe as a management consultant with Deloitte/Monitor Group. Clarissa has also managed a Google Top 10 digital marketing team, and led an internationally-renowned touring contemporary dance company. Clarissa graduated magna cum laude with a BA in English and Environmental Studies from Williams College, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.