Course Hero Welcomes Hemant Gokhale as Vice President of Engineering for Core Products

Veteran tech leader tasked with development of core offerings

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Nov 19, 2018, 12:30 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Course Hero, an online learning platform where members can access over 20 million course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators, today announced the appointment of Hemant Gokhale as Vice President of Engineering for Core Products, overseeing product development groups across front-end and platform engineering.

"Our vision is a world where every student graduates, confident and prepared," said Course Hero cofounder and CEO Andrew Grauer. "To accomplish this, we aim to build the optimal learning destination for every course. Hemant is a proven leader with a knack for recruiting and retaining standout engineering talent—an expertise that is critical as we continue to expand and evolve our offerings."

Gokhale, who joins Course Hero from marketing tech leader Amobee, will chart the development course for products including Course Hero's study document library, global tutoring platform, and emerging innovative tools and services for students and educators.

"Over the last 12 years, Course Hero has served over 20 million members," said Gokhale. "At the core of that trust is our robust library of content. Ensuring that these resources are easily discoverable and optimized for deep learning is a large task, with an even larger impact. It's a great time to be a part of the Course Hero team."

About Course Hero
Course Hero is an online learning platform where members can access over 20 million course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. The platform includes Practice Problems, study guides, videos, class notes, and step-by-step explanations to help with every college class—from economics to literature, biology to history, accounting to psychology, and everything in between. Course Hero has been recognized as one of the 2018 Technology Fast 500 by Deloitte and named a 2018 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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