About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform.

" Netflix launched a service in 2007 to stream movies and television to a users' computers. "I found myself questioning how we packed our backpacks and how we made our beds" said Hastings. "I founded Netflix" he told an interviewer; "I've built it steadily over 12 years.

Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. He is the CEO of Netflix and on the boards of Facebook and numerous non-profit organizations. (born October 8 1960) is an entrepreneur and education philanthropist.