Two of Wigderson's major papers mentioned in the announcement are co-authored with Noam Nisan, one of the professors behind the well known on-line course 'From Nand to Tetris'.
Prof. Nissan is also remarkable due to having had first line achievements in CS Theory and then shifting to do major impact in the rather distinct field of algorithmic game theory. It's both heart warming that a single person living today could be as diverse, and that the system allowed him that flexibility.