Alec Whitters - In 2012, Alec was a 3rd-year grad student at The University of Iowa's College of Dentistry when he became frustrated that he could not use his smartphone to study. Fast forward five years and he has built a global mobile learning platform used by over 10 million students. HLT has raised over $15M in investment capital and now has 45 employees. Alec was also recently recognized as a winner of "Forbes 30 under 30."