Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki, widely known as the "Godmother of Silicon Valley," is an internationally acclaimed educator, journalist, and author with over four decades of experience transforming modern education. She is the founder of the largest scholastic media program in the United States at Palo Alto High School and was named California Teacher of the Year in 2002. A 2009 MacArthur Foundation Research Fellow and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at MediaX at Stanford, Wojcicki has held leadership roles as former Chair of Creative Commons, Chair of PBS Learning Matters, and board member of the Freedom Forum, the Newseum, and the Alliance for Excellent Education. She holds three honorary doctorates and is the author of Moonshots in Education (2014) and the bestselling How to Raise Successful People (2019), which introduces her acclaimed TRICK framework — Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. A pioneer in blended learning and the integration of technology into education, Esther Wojcicki is dedicated to empowering parents, teachers, and managers to be more effective at home, in the classroom, and in the corporate world.