Derek Belch (born 1985) is the founder and CEO of

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company Strivr, which helps corporations to create and administer courses for employee training. He was the graduate assistant football coach at

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

until 2014 when he left to launch his company. Belch has a BA in communication, an MA in journalism, and an MA in Media Studies, all from Stanford. He also has an

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from

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. In 2017, ''Sports Business Journal'' included him in their "Forty Under 40" list. While at Stanford he was a kicker for the

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football team.

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