Grant Hosford

Grant Hosford is the GM and co-founder of codeSpark, the venture-backed edtech company behind codeSpark Academy, the world’s #1 coding platform for young kids. Using a proprietary “no words” interface, codeSpark has introduced more than 40 million kids ages 4 to 10 to coding. codeSpark was inspired by Grant’s young daughters, who wanted to know how computers work.

Grant has helped build several successful digital businesses in Seattle and Los Angeles and comes from a family of educators. Grant is a code.org advisor and speaks regularly about how they can get more girls interested in STEM and computer science.

Grant has an MA from The Fletcher School (Tufts University) and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.