The Expii team

The founding team

Biographies from the original Expii site.

Po-Shen Loh

Po-Shen Loh

Founder & CEO

Po is a math enthusiast and evangelist, a math professor at Carnegie Mellon, and the national coach of the USA International Math Olympiad Team. Though he is based in Pittsburgh, at any moment Po might be on the opposite side of the world, spreading the word about math, creativity, and learning.

Andrea Janov

Andrea Janov

Director of Operations

Andrea works behind the scenes to ensure that companies grow and flourish. She balances creative thinking with strong organizational skills to create an environment where team members and companies thrive. In her other life she is a (punk) poet and tells you what music you should be listening to.

Michelle Newstadt

Michelle Newstadt

Director of Education

Michelle earned a Ph.D. in Science Education (Michigan), an MA in Environmental Conservation Education (New York University), and an AB in Geology (Brown University). She lectures at the University of Pittsburgh and taught middle and high school science in NYC. She’s a #momofboys, outdoor enthusiast, and skier.

Arnold Syphommarath

Arnold Syphommarath

Designer

Arnold is passionate about solving problems through design and serving as user advocate. His experience includes mobile and web design for Chat Sports in San Francisco and helping startups at the University of Illinois. His hobbies are playing basketball, self-improvement, and learning about new technologies.

Laurence Putterman

Laurence Putterman

Software Engineer

Laurence received his Bachelors of Science from the University of Pittsburgh where he studied Computer Science. Laurence highly values design, and as such he endeavors to build software that is beautiful, scalable, and maintainable. He is a lover of animation, a cellist, and an electronic music producer.

Lauralei Garrity

Lauralei Garrity

Operations Assistant

Lauralei works to support the entire Expii team and community creatively and organizationally. In the office, she focuses on providing her team with the tools and structures they need to thrive. Outside the office, it's all reading books and brushing up on foreign languages.

Math and Science Content Experts

Biographies from the original Expii site.

Victor Wang

Victor Wang

Math Specialist

Victor (MIT 2017, IMO 2013 Gold) seeks to grow and share his love for math. He spent his high school years posting on the Art of Problem Solving forums (as math154) and writing for the Online Math Open. He enjoys trivial foods such as lentil beans and raw tomatoes, but sometimes caves in and goes to Chipotle.

Moor Xu

Moor Xu

Math Specialist

Moor is a student, teacher, and math enthusiast. He has taught math and computer science at UC Berkeley, coached numerous math teams in the San Francisco Bay Area, and organized math tournaments in the United States and China. Outside of math, Moor enjoys nature, drinking tea, and doing lots of puzzle hunts.

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