

Prior to joining Khan Academy, Julia was the chief legal officer at LOYA元, a financial technology company, managing their legal, regulatory and governance affairs. She advises and supports our Board, senior leadership team and teammates across all functions, including information security, school and strategic partnerships, philanthropy, and people operations. She is responsible for overseeing legal, compliance and governance matters, particularly those relating to child and student data privacy, and for implementing the structure and processes to support a comprehensive compliance program meeting the needs of school districts as well as individual learners. Julia Cowles is vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Khan Academy. Vicki is a graduate of the University of Sydney and the William Alanson White Institute. and is the co-secretary of her block association in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. She serves on the boards of Eagle Academy Foundation and New Heights Youth, Inc. Prior to The Boys’ Club of New York, she raised funds as the director of development and government relations at the Women's Prison Association for seven years. Before joining KIPP NYC, she served as the director of development and external affairs at The Boys’ Club of New York. Prior to joining Khan Academy, Vicki spent 11 years at KIPP NYC, where she was chief of external affairs and managing director of development. Vicki has more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit and government sectors. To do this, she and her team work with school district partners, philanthropists and donors, and strategic partners.

In addition, Vicki’s team drives our work with school districts which is focused on reaching as many students as possible to increase learning. Vicki’s team is responsible for raising all of the funding that keeps Khan Academy up and running. Vicki Zubovic is our chief external affairs officer.
