Shai Reshef ( he, שי רשף) is an Israeli businessperson and academic administrator. He is the founder and president of
University of the People.
Biography
Reshef earned an
M.A. in
Chinese Politics
The People's Republic of China is run by a single party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), headed by the CCP General Secretary who tends to be the paramount leader of China. China is among few contemporary party-led dictatorships to not hold ...
from the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
.
From 1989 to 2005, Reshef served as Chief Executive Officer and then Chairman of the Kidum Group, a for-profit educational services and test preparation company.
In January 2009, Reshef founded the
University of the People. He serves as the institution's president.
Reshef is married to painter Rotem Reshef and has four children.
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Living people
Israeli company founders
University of Michigan alumni
University of the People faculty
Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
Founders of universities
Israeli academic administrators
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Israeli businesspeople
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