Nikhil Abraham

Over a decade ago, Nikhil Abraham started coding in SAS and STATA to analyze data as an economic consultant. Since then, he has continued coding to automate repetitive and routine tasks in the workplace.

He is the CFO of Resident Home, a direct to consumer company and previously was the CFO at Udacity, an education company that teaches technology skills that help launch or advance a career. Prior to joining Udacity, Nik worked at Codecademy where he taught beginning coders across a variety of professions. He is also author of Coding For Dummies and Getting a Coding Job For Dummies

Nik has taught and trained thousands of beginning coders across a variety of professions in the United States and Europe. Companies who received training included AOL, Bloomberg, national newspapers, ad agencies, and movie studios among others. He has also trained alumni from universities such as Yale, Cornell, Northwestern, and the University of Virginia. Finally, he helped author and refine Codecademy's online courses, which have introduced basic coding skills to millions of learners around the world.