Peter Thiel

PayPal Co-founder

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Known as the mentor to the PayPal mafia of entrepreneurs, Peter Thiel is a leading advocate for young people exploring alternatives to a college education. This year he launched the 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship, a two-year mentoring program that provides $100,000 in grants towards building the fellows businesses in biotech, technology, finance, education, and more. In 2004, Thiel made the first outside investment in Facebook and now serves as a board member. Thiel currently serves as President of Clarium Capital Management LLC and Managing Partner of The Founders Fund, a Silicon Valley venture capital fund.

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Too Many Kids Go To College

With Henry Bienen, Charles Murray, Peter Thiel, Vivek Wadhwa
October 12, 2011

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO IDEAS WEEK The herd mentality that assumes college is the only path to reaching one’s full potential is under fire. Student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt, unemployment for those with bachelor’s degrees is at an all-time high, and entrepreneurs like the founders of Facebook and Microsoft prove that extraordinary success is possible without it. But recent studies show that college is economically beneficial even to those whose jobs don’t require it. Is it…

Too Many Kids Go To College

With Henry Bienen, Charles Murray, Peter Thiel, Vivek Wadhwa
October 12, 2011

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