“Access to high-quality education is way too limited. The United States has the world's most admirable higher education system, and yet it is very restrictive. It's so hard to get into. I never got into it as a student.”

German-American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and educator

Sebastian Thrun is a German-American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and educator. He is an adjunct professor at Stanford University and is known for work in self-driving cars, robotics, artificial intelligence, and online education. He co-founded Google X and Udacity, and later served as chief executive officer of Kitty Hawk Corporation. His career spans research and company building across advanced technology and learning.