Jeremy Johnson (entrepreneur)
Jeremy Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Technology Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO Andela |
Jeremy Johnson is a technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Andela,[1][2] a US company based in Africa that connects talented African software developers with foreign companies, like Upwork.[3] He is also the President of Strategic Initiatives at 2U, an educational technology company.[4]
He serves on the board of the Young Entrepreneur Council and the education non-profit PENCIL[5] and was listed as Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2013 and 2014.[6]
Education
[edit]Johnson dropped out of Princeton University when he was 21 to build his business.[7]
Career
[edit]Before Andela, Johnson had co-founded 2U, one of the fastest growing education technology startups. and in 2014 he co-founded Andela with Ian Carnevale, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Christina Sass,[8] as a training company to match developers in emerging markets now known as technology hubs.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Jeremy. "Jeremy Johnson". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Jeremy Johnson". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ Lohr, Steve (2017-10-10). "Start-Up Bets on Tech Talent Pipeline From Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Jeremy Johnson: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Speaker Profile for Jeremy Johnson". Human Capital Institute. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "30 Under 30 2017: All-Star Alumni". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Meet the Boss: Jeremy Johnson, CEO, Andela". How We Made It In Africa. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ Lovering, Joanne (August 16, 2016). "Former Mississauga News intern's company gets $24 million boost from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg". The Mississauga News.
- ^ Finley, Klint (2014-12-18). "This Company Is Paying Nigerians to Learn Computer Programming". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-05-19.