Kian Katanforoosh

Born and raised in France to an Iranian family, I immigrated to Silicon Valley to follow my passion. I want to help people achieve their fullest potential and accelerate progress through technology.

My work sits at the intersection of AI, skill measurement, and psychometrics. I’m the CEO and founder of Workera — an AI agent platform that understands business context and measures skills in a radically new way, helping individuals and organizations identify strengths, close gaps, and take meaningful action.

Outside of Workera, I co-created the Deep Learning Specialization on Coursera, which has been completed by millions of learners, and I teach the Deep Learning course at Stanford alongside Andrew Ng.

Awards: - Walter J. Gores Award (Stanford's highest teaching award) - Stanford Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching - Forbes 30 under 30, Education 2020 - Forbes 30 under 30 All Stars, Education 2021 - World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2025)

Please reach out if you want to chat about emerging tech, startups, AI, ML, and upskilling! I'm also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiankatan