A decade ago, Sal Khan envisioned using technology to tailor education to individual and community needs.
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne discusses the similarities between leading large organizations in the private sector and in higher education. Whether at biopharmaceutical giant Genentech, where he was executive vice president for research, or in the academic setting, he says the job boils down to talent management – hiring great people and enabling them to do their best work.