- December 18, 2025
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Robert Mandell doesn't give up easily.
When he suffered a stroke at age 53 in 1996, Mandell couldn't walk or talk. Now 68, the retired telecommunications executive speaks publicly with ease and is fully ambulatory.
It's that kind of fierce determination that's fueled his idea for providing online learning tools for gifted students. “Across the country, gifted-education budgets have been significantly reduced or eliminated,” he says.
