Wang Xiaochuan
Wang Xiaochuan had been marked for greatness from a very young age. The Chengdu native won first prize in China’s National High School Maths Competition aged 14 and a gold…
Liang Rubo
Americans already know ByteDance as owner of social media phenomenon TikTok, which Congress ruled in March would be banned in the U.S. unless its Beijing-based parent divests. However, ByteDance is…
Masayoshi Son
Few people spot the next big trend as consistently as Masayoshi Son. Under his leadership, Japan’s SoftBank pivoted from an internet broadband provider into a mobile phone network company and…
Kristen DiCerbo
Despite persistent hype, educational technology (“EdTech”) has so far failed to live up to its promise of improving and democratizing education. Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s Chief Learning Officer, is cautiously…
Arati Prabhakar
Last October, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order on AI that sought to tackle threats the new technology could pose to civil rights, privacy, and national security, while promoting…