Osman Rashid
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Osman Rashid | |
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 Rashid in 2019 (or earlier) | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) London, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Known for | SOAR, Chegg, Convo |
Osman Rashid (born 1970) is a Pakistani-American entrepreneur and businessman based in Silicon Valley, California. He is known for founding and leading multiple ventures in education, enterprise software, and consumer technology.
Rashid was the co-founder and CEO of Chegg, an online textbook rental and student hub, from its inception in 2005 until early 2010.[1] He later co-founded and was CEO of Kno, Inc, a digital education platform company, which was acquired by Intel in 2013.[2][3] He subsequently founded Galxyz Inc.,[4] in 2014, an educational software company focused on language arts and science programs for primary and middle school students.[5]
He is currently the CEO of Convo Corp,[6] an enterprise collaboration software company, and the co-founder and chairman of SOAR Education, an initiative aimed at expanding access to affordable STEM education in Pakistan.[7][8] Rashid is also the co-founder and CEO of Khoj Resorts, a hospitality company developing eco-conscious resorts in Pakistan, which recently became the first Pakistani hotel to be featured in National Geographic Magazine Luxury Collection 2025.[9] chairman of Khan Academy Pakistan, the local initiative of the U.S.-based nonprofit education platform,[10] and chairman of Jaglot Gathering, a strategic forum focused on technology, education, and policy innovation in Pakistan.
Rashid was born in London,[11] did his early schooling in Ghana and finished middle and high school from Islamabad, Pakistan. He later moved to the United States where he received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota in 1993.[12]
Career
Before founding Galxyz, Chegg and Kno, Rashid also started Gravitywell, an ASP based customer service company, and worked at Venturian, a subsidiary of ATIO Corporation, where Osman was VP of Business Development and Marketing. Between start-ups, Osman was Director of Business Development at Chordiant Software, Inc.[13]
Awards
He was awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award in 2009 for Consumer Products in Northern CA.[14]
He has also been recognized as Forbes Impact 15 for 2012[15] and in Inc.’s Immigrant Edge: 9 Wildly Successful Entrepreneurs.[16]