Richard Wang
Chief Executive Officer - Coding Dojo (Acquired By Perdoceo Education)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Wang is a seasoned education-technology entrepreneur and strategic operator with 11 years of experience building mission-driven businesses and leading digital transformation. As co-founder and long-time CEO of Coding Dojo—now part of Perdoceo Education—he scaled product, marketing, and operations while transitioning the company through acquisition and now serves as Senior Advisor to the CEO. He blends hands-on product management instincts with enterprise strategy honed at Boeing and Trupanion, driving growth through conversion optimization, partnerships, and international programs. A lecturer at MIT Sloan and active member of councils from Forbes Technology Council to WTIA’s Blockchain steering committee, he moves between boardroom strategy and classroom practice. Notably, his background includes creating accelerator-style engineering partnerships and a track record of developing early-career leaders into executives. Based in Bellevue, WA, he pairs cross-sector experience in education, aerospace, and e-commerce with a pragmatic focus on workforce development and measurable revenue outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Certificate - Sales and Sales Management, Executive Certificate - Sales and Sales Management at University of San FranciscoExecutive Certificate in Negotiations, Executive Certificate in Negotiations at University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of BusinessBachelor’s Degree, Marketing Management and Operation & Supply Chain Management, Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing Management and Operation & Supply Chain Management at Central Washington UniversityExecutive Program, Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, (Strategic Management, Systems Dynamics, Data Analytics, and Sustainability), Master of Business Administration - MBA, (Strategic Management, Systems Dynamics, Data Analytics, and Sustainability) at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at MIT Sloan School of ManagementExecutive Certificate in International Marketing, Executive Certificate in International Marketing at Thunderbird School of Global ManagementLandmark Forum, Advanced Course, SELP, SELP coach, and ILP ( met all measured, and qualified to lead, Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, SELP, SELP coach, and ILP ( met all measured, and qualified to lead at LandmarkExecutive Certificate in Applied Project Management, Executive Certificate in Applied Project Management at Villanova University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (21)
hardware9
stateless9
ats9
sdk9
jira7
localstorage7
camera-api7
weather7
computer-vision7
realsense6
react5
mongodb5
react-components4
react-hooks4
web-application4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
maximilianc88/Project-Planner-Application
Mar 2020 - Oct 2021
Inspired by JIRA!
Contributions:3 reviews, 138 commits, 104 PRs in 1 year 7 months
jira
phaggio/algorithms-practice
Feb 2020 - Nov 2021
algorithm and data structure problem practice.
Contributions:1 review, 7 PRs, 16 pushes in 1 year 9 months
leetcodedata-structure-and-algorithmcompetitive-programmingproblemdata-structures
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