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\nGoogle Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development Omid Kordestani
\ndonated $3 million to his alma mata San Jose State University.
\nPhoto by Luke Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n
By Jason Bennert<\/strong><\/p>\n March 12, 2008<\/p>\n San Jose State University announced Tuesday a $3 million donation from an alumnus who became one of Google’s key executives.<\/p>\n Omid Kordestani received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at SJSU in 1984. He later helped develop Google’s initial business model.<\/p>\n “Omid Kordestani is an exemplary global leader. He is innovative and entrepreneurial with a passion for making a positive change in the world. We deeply appreciate his gift to his alma mater,” SJSU Dean of Engineering Belle Wei said in a statement. “Kordestani’s gift will support our ‘Engineering the Vision’ initiative, which will provide a platform for the college’s transformation as it continues to educate and train engineers for the 21st century in Silicon Valley and beyond.”<\/p>\n The university will also create the Kordestani Endowed Chair that will support faculty teaching in multidisciplinary programs with funds from the donation.<\/p>\n “I applaud the emphasis the Davidson College of Engineering places on passionate teachers who inspire and motivate their students to think beyond conventional boundaries,” Kordestani said in a statement. “In the 21st century, engineering education must prepare students to tackle complex problems on a global scale. This education must be interdisciplinary, not only connecting different engineering disciplines, but also integrating subjects from the sciences, business and social sciences.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Google Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development Omid Kordestani donated $3 million to his alma mata San Jose State University. Photo by Luke Thomas By Jason Bennert March 12, 2008 San Jose…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6413,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222],"tags":[429,84,430,427,428],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-donation","tag-google","tag-omid-kordestani","tag-philanthopy","tag-san-jose-state-university"],"yoast_head":"\n