Jeff Maggioncalda is an American business executive and was the

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until January 29th, 2025. Born in 1968, Maggioncalda grew up in Pacifica,

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and went to St Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco and graduated from Stanford University in 1991 with a BA degree in English and Economics. Maggioncalda begun his career with

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before heading to Stanford for his Masters in Business Administration in 1996. He then worked at Financial Engines as founding CEO for 18 years, and was instrumental in the company going public in 2010 as the largest independent investment advisor in America. He was then recruited in 2017 to replace

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as CEO of Coursera. He is widely known to be an influential individual in the Ed-tech sector. Maggioncalda took time off after 18 years as CEO of Financial Engines to travel, learn, and spend time with his family. He studied

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and the

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, worked as a

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for SafeSpace adolescent

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programmes, coached businesses, ascended Mount. Kilimanjaro with his middle daughter, and travelled the world with his wife. Jeff is currently a member of the

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