TEDxOU - Ken Parker - Community + Technology Enhances Education February 21, 2012

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A lifelong learner and optimist, Parker developed software for Martin Marietta Aerospace and JPMorgan. Co-founding his own financial risk technology company, RiskMetrics Group, Parker is unique among Wall Street with the mantra: Change the World, Have Fun and Make Money -- In That Order. His next move? He is now CEO of a tech startup called NextThought, an education platform built to connect learners with quality content, a social community, and an environment that encourages and enhances collaboration.

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