Arash Ferdowsi by Kalyani Mookherji

The son of Iranian immigrants, Arash Ferdowsi was born on October 7, 1985 in Overland Park, Kansas. Right from his childhood, young Ferdowsi impressed people with his brilliance, especially with his expertise in computers. In 2004 he finished first in his high-school class from Blue Valley Northwest High School and then got through Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here he came across another student, Drew Houston, and the two hit off together amidst a common fascination for computers.