NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Varun Arora is a seasoned technology leader and educator with extensive experience in product development and instructional design. Currently serving as CEO of OpenCurriculum since May 2019, Varun has successfully transitioned the organization to focus on R&D in curricular design with AI interventions for the K-12 market. Prior to this, Varun held significant roles at Baidu, Inc. as a Senior AI Product Engineer/Manager, leading the development of speech recognition and machine translation services. Varun's career also includes founding OpenCurriculum, teaching at Carnegie Mellon University, and engaging as a volunteer teacher. Educational accomplishments include a Master's in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University and participation in Y Combinator.