About
Diego Villegas is Co-Founder and CEO of Slang, a platform offering professional English programs for career development. He has served as a judge for the MIT Entrepreneurship Competition and MIT Solve, and was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, along with awards from LearnLaunch and the Global Edtech Startups Awards. His earlier startup, MASA, reached $200 million in revenue and 5,000 employees before being acquired by Fluor (NYSE: FLR) in 2012.
Co-founder at Slang
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Co-founders at Slang
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Kamran KhanCo-founder
Experience
- SlangCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentCambridge, MA
- MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global LeadershipMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2012 — 2013Cambridge, MA
- Stork (former MASA)Executive Vice President for Corporate Development2007 — 2012Latin American
- MASA (acquired by Stork B.V.)Founder & CEO1993 — 2007Latin American
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship50Launching Start-ups9Strategy39Organization Growth4Business Development20Project Management14Finance9Negotiation12Energy3Oil/Gas3Team Leadership9Technology Process Improvement3
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Executive ManagementManagementBusiness StrategySoftware Project ManagementInformation TechnologyStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentMiningConstruction ManagementEngineeringSales OperationsOperations ManagementLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Diego Villegas?
- Diego Villegas is Co-Founder and CEO of Slang, a platform offering professional English programs for career development. He has served as a judge for the MIT Entrepreneurship Competition and MIT Solve, and was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, along with awards from LearnLaunch and the Global Edtech Startups Awards. His earlier startup, MASA, reached $200 million in revenue and 5,000 employees before being acquired by Fluor (NYSE: FLR) in 2012.
- Where does Diego Villegas work?
- Diego Villegas is Co-founder of Slang.
- What companies did Diego Villegas found?
- Diego Villegas founded Slang.
- Where did Diego Villegas go to school?
- Diego Villegas studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship and Technology); Harvard Business School (Launching New Ventures Program: “Jump-starting Innovation for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners”, Entrepreneurship); University of Cambridge (Project Management Executive Course “Project Management for Value Creation”).
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