Alumni Spotlight — Tim Cope | From Entrepreneurship to Activism
We are excited to spotlight Tim Cope, an ASU Computer Science alumni and co-founder of the $200 million software company Origami Risk. Tim is now using his success to help families of children with autism through a nonprofit project inspired by his wife, Jennifer Cope. The Cope Center for Autism will provide vital resources for timely diagnoses and advocacy for families.
Tim’s advice for students? “Taking risks sometimes involves failure, and I find that failure is super important to good experience as an engineer.”
Read the full article to learn more about Tim’s path from entrepreneurship to activism.
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