# Sam Chaudhary

> Sam Chaudhary is the British co-founder and CEO of ClassDojo, the education company he started with Liam Don in 2011. A Cambridge economics graduate and former teacher who worked in McKinsey’s education practice, he built ClassDojo around teachers, children and families, with free classroom communication and optional paid learning products. He is based in San Francisco.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at ClassDojo
- **Organizations:** ClassDojo, McKinsey & Company, onefinestay, Charterhouse School
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA (Hons), Economics; first-class honours, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClassDojo in 2011 and continues as CEO., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Bay Area award winner., Included in Inc.’s 2015 30 Under 30.

## Career timeline

- **2004–2007** — Studied economics at the University of Cambridge.
- **2007–2008** — Taught economics at Charterhouse School.
- **2008–2010** — Worked as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company, including education work in London.
- **2010–2011** — Worked in product at onefinestay.
- **2011** — Met Liam Don at a Cambridge startup weekend, moved to California for Imagine K12 and co-founded ClassDojo.
- **2019** — ClassDojo publicly introduced its optional Beyond School family subscription around its Series C announcement.
- **2025** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Bay Area award winner.
- **2026** — Discussed ClassDojo’s network effects and newer tutoring, games and AI learning products on Subversive.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClassDojo in 2011 and continues as CEO.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Bay Area award winner.
- Included in Inc.’s 2015 30 Under 30.
- ClassDojo reports operating across 180 countries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — ClassDojo and Project Tomorrow released school-family communication research on October 22, reporting a 24-percentage-point gap between district leaders’ perceptions and families’ reported satisfaction. This is a company update, not a personal statement by Chaudhary.
- **2026-08** — Whiteboard Advisors’ August 17 EdSheet featured a video conversation with Chaudhary about his career, ClassDojo’s business evolution and technology in education.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Phil Carter’s Subversive podcast on June 25 to discuss network effects, ClassDojo Plus, Dojo Tutor, Dojo Islands and Dojo Sparks.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on First Round’s In Depth podcast on September 3, discussing the company’s early product experiments, network strategy and new businesses.
- **2025-06** — EY announced him as a Bay Area Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner; ClassDojo published its own announcement in July.

## Links

- Website: https://www.classdojo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samchaudhary
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/samchaudhary_

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Last updated: 2026-10-23