Featured Guest Speaker: Reed Hastings

Founder & Executive Chairman, Netflix

Reed Hastings is the Chairman of the board of directors of Netflix. He co-founded Netflix in 1997 and served as CEO for 25 years. Prior to Netflix, Reed founded Pure Software, which he took public and sold in 1997. He is a board member of Bloomberg and Anthropic, both private companies. As a passion, Reed purchased Powder Mountain and is leading the expansion of the private real estate as CEO. Reed is an active educational philanthropist and was President of the California State Board of Education. He is currently on the board of several educational non-profits including KIPP, City Fund, and the Charter School Growth Fund. He received a B.A. in math from Bowdoin College in 1983, and an M.S.C.S. in artificial intelligence from Stanford University in 1988. Between Bowdoin and Stanford, Reed served in the Peace Corps as a high school math teacher.

Honoring Grace Voorhis

We invite you to join us in celebrating the impact of KIPP Northern California and honoring Grace Voorhis, a champion of educational equity and a pillar of our community. For nearly two decades, Grace’s vision, leadership, and generosity have helped shape KIPP’s growth and strengthened opportunities for thousands of students.

Grace has been guiding us from the very beginning. She served on our original Advisory Board and Committees, then on our governing Board of Directors, including a term as Board Chair, for a total of two decades of volunteer leadership. She steered KIPP through pivotal moments, from more than tripling in size to expanding to Stockton, to pandemic recovery, and beyond. Grace continues to leave her mark as an invaluable supporter and fierce advocate for our students, alumni, and schools, as well as for numerous other Bay Area organizations.