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View From The Top: Reed Hastings

We invite current students to join us for a peer-led interview with Reed Hastings, Cofounder and Chairman of Netflix.
Open to
Faculty
Staff
Students

Location

On Campus

View From The Top is the dean’s premier speaker series where students interview well-respected leaders from around the world who share insights on effective leadership, their personal core values, and lessons learned throughout their career.

Speaker

Reed Hastings cofounded Netflix in 1997. In 1991, Reed founded Pure Software, which made tools for software developers. After a 1995 IPO, and several acquisitions, Pure was acquired by Rational Software in 1997. Reed is an active educational philanthropist and served on the California State Board of Education from 2000 to 2004. He is currently on the board of several educational organizations including KIPP and Pahara. Reed is also a board member of The City Fund. Reed received a BA from Bowdoin College in 1983, and an MSCS in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University in 1988. Between Bowdoin and Stanford, Reed served in the Peace Corps as a high school math teacher.

Registration

This event is open to current Stanford GSB community members — students, faculty, and staff — and invited guests by registration only.