Iman Usman

Co-founder and COO, Ruangguru

 

Iman Usman is dedicated to making education accessible for everyone
Iman Usman

Iman Usman spent most of his twenties becoming a key opinion leader for young Indonesians and recognised globally for his efforts in organising some of the country’s leading movements. These included the Indonesian Future Leaders and the Indonesian Youth Parliament, which mobilised thousands of young Indonesians to do social good. He is also known as the ASEAN Youth Ambassador to Indonesia. Today, Usman is the co-founder and COO of Ruangguru. One of the biggest education startup companies in South East Asia, Ruangguru focuses on helping students with private tutoring, class videos and exams prep. He has a master’s degree from Columbia University and now studying for another at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Moreover, Usman is part of the 2021 Cheng Fellow in Social Innovation + Change Initiative (SICI) at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Awards


2008

Ashoka Young Changemaker Award

2008

Indonesian Young Leader Award

2010

Global Changemaker Award—British Council

2011

ASEAN Youth Award

2011

UN Youth Assembly Recognition on Humanitarian Development

2011

Global Teen Leader Award

2017

Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 for Consumer Technology

2019

Google’s Choice Book of the Year—Masih Belajar

2019

Emerging Entrepreneur Award—Ernst & Young

Did You Know?


Iman Usman is a fan of the K-pop group Treasure, whom he tapped to be Ruangguru’s newest brand ambassador.

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