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Co-founding 2U in 2008, Paucek built the company that invented the online program management category — partnering with Yale, Georgetown, and NYU to put rigorous graduate degrees online — then acquired edX for $800 million before the company reached nearly $1 billion in annual revenue.
Chip Paucek is Co-Founder and former CEO of 2U, the online program management company he took public in 2014, building it to nearly $1 billion in annual revenue at its peak.
2U partnered with universities including Yale, Georgetown, USC, and NYU to launch online graduate programs, and acquired edX for $800 million. The company has since faced financial challenges and restructuring, but Paucek's OPM model permanently changed how universities deliver online education.
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