Speakers

Sam Chaudhary is co-founder and CEO of ClassDojo. ClassDojo’s vision is to help every child on Earth get an education they love. Today, it is the world’s most popular collaboration app for tens of millions of teachers, children, and families, who use it to build close knit communities in 95% of US K-8 schools, and a further 180 countries. In the past few years, the company has partnered with institutions such as Stanford and Harvard to help 15 million kids learn social-emotional skills like growth mindset and empathy. Forbes has named ClassDojo one of America’s Most Promising Companies; Fast Company has named ClassDojo one of the Most Innovative Apps of the Year and Inc. Magazine named it one of the World’s Most Disruptive Companies.

Prior to co-founding ClassDojo, Sam was a high school economics teacher and worked in McKinsey’s global education practice in London, where he collaborated with the UK government and international NGOs on education policy. He has been named a 30 Under 30 Leader by both Forbes and Inc. Magazine and was recognized as a LinkedIn Next Wave Leader Under 35. Sam graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in economics.