Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Coursera CEO Shares Jeff Bezos' Leadership Lessons
Greg Hart, the CEO of Coursera, used to work at Amazon for 23 years.
He learned a lot from Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
One important lesson was that Bezos always made sure Amazon kept its early passion and focus on customers.
Now, Hart is using these lessons at Coursera.
He wants the company to move fast and help people learn new skills, especially in AI.
Coursera has many AI courses, and Hart believes it's important to get people using AI as much as possible.
He also makes sure meetings at Coursera are focused and meaningful, just like at Amazon.
Hart thinks that focusing too much on numbers right now might make Coursera miss bigger opportunities in the future.
Greg Hart, CEO of Coursera, worked at Amazon for 23 years, learning leadership lessons from Jeff Bezos.
Bezos's habit of interviewing every employee helped maintain Amazon's early culture of passion and customer focus.
Hart aims to build a strong culture at Coursera, focusing on speed and serving learners better.
Coursera has over 12,000 courses, with 1,100 focusing on generative AI, a 44% increase in one year.
Hart believes in getting people to use AI as much as possible before focusing on quantifying its impact.
- Who
- Greg Hart, CEO of Coursera, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon
- What
- Greg Hart shares leadership lessons learned from Jeff Bezos and their application at Coursera
- When
- During Hart's 23-year tenure at Amazon and his current role at Coursera
- Where
- Amazon and Coursera
- Why
- To prepare Coursera for the future and the AI boom, focusing on cultural alignment and employee skill development
- Greg Hart
- CEO of Coursera, former Amazon executive
- Coursera Valuation
- $1.35 billion
- AI Courses on Coursera
- 1,100 (44% increase in one year)
- KPMG Survey Findings
- 74% of US CEOs prioritize AI investment, 80% believe they are ahead in AI usage
- Amazon's Early Days
- Around 200 employees, Bezos interviewed almost everyone