Our Vision

A world where curiosity sparks learning, learning invites teaching, and communities everywhere build the capacity and agency to navigate the technologies shaping our lives.

Code in Place, created by Stanford professor Chris Piech and his research lab, demonstrated that a different model could work.  By combining a rigorous curriculum with small-group, community-based teaching, it enabled +50,000 learners across more than 150 countries to learn together—with completion rates at 10x traditional online courses. It demonstrated that human-centered learning can scale.

Reciprocal emerged from that success. Building on the research, pedagogy, and infrastructure behind Code in Place, Reciprocal now supports institutions and communities in adopting and growing this model themselves. Today, we partner with universities, governments, and educators to expand access to computer science and AI education—turning learning into a shared, community-powered experience that continues to grow over time.

Reciprocal is built by educators, researchers, engineers, and community leaders who believe learning works best when it’s human-centered, rigorous, and shared. Our team brings together Stanford-born research, global teaching experience, and a deep commitment to expanding opportunity through education.

Our work builds on the fantastic work of Chris Piech, Mehran Sahami, Julie Zelenski, Ali Malik, Juliette Woodrow, Brahm Capoor, Sierra Wang, Cameron Mohne, Andrew Tierno, TJ Jefferson, Miranda Li, Joseph Tey, Mitchell Estberg, Joshua Delgadillo, Julia Markel, Binh Le, Dora Demszky, Uera Smith III, and many more.

Chris Piech, Alexis Cabrera, and Clarissa Shen make up our board.