Code for Good 2020: Edtech in the Age of COVID-19 with Ali Sarafzadeh

A quick discussion and framework for thinking about edtech, the potential effects of COVID, and the resulting opportunities for innovation.

Ali is a serial entrepreneur with experience building technology products, teams and companies in highly regulated industries such as government, education, and fintech. Ali spent 10 years in senior roles in government before transitioning to tech as Chief Product Officer of a government technology startup with products now used by 30+ states. He then went on to start a k12 education technology startup and is currently co-founder and chief product officer of two venture-backed startups in the corporate professional HR and fintech space. He is a 2009 graduate of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and has a law degree from the University of Virginia. Ali also serves as an advisor to blockchain startups in the govtech space, and is an alumni coach for the Duke I&E program.