Our Story

Anita’s experience as an educator and advisor dates back over three decades. She has taught and led teams in leading international schools in Mumbai and is responsible for leading our teacher recruitment and teacher training.

Chirag is a Computer Engineering graduate from Georgia Tech and was recipient of the 2009 Georgia Tech Leader of the Year award. Post graduation, he helped large US companies implement new systems as a part of Deloitte Consulting. He has also the founder of companies like PaperVideo, Mosaic, and iChef. At AP Guru, Chirag creates curriculum and teaches SAT, ACT, AP and IB courses along with counseling students in their university applications.

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Sneha graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with dual degrees in Actuarial Science and Business Honours. At AP Guru, she focuses on employing digital age learning to enhance standardized test preparation instruction and create personalized learning experiences for every student.

Sagar has a masters degree in Math and Statistics. He is a passionate teacher who has been actively teaching since the age of 14. He has more than 16 years of experience in teaching SAT/ACT, AP Calculus, AP Statistics and IB Math. He holds a leadership position at AP Guru and responsible for teacher recruitment and training amount other things at AP Guru.

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Karishmma is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and graduated with a major in Economics and Biological Basis of Behavior. With her diverse experiences in the fields of developmental economics, research, design, business consulting and teaching, Karishmma is well equipped to help students hone in on their fields of interest and find the right courses of education that would enable them to optimize their potentials, both in college and beyond.

Chris is a graduate of Harvard University and has worked as an Admissions Consultant for over three years. His focus is on helping international students place in competitive professional programs including law, business, and medical schools. Outside of university admissions, Chris also works in educational content development, producing SAT practice material and study guides for various subjects and teaches full-time in the summer term.

Shagun has completed her Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Temple University with a Major in Accounting and Minors in Finance and MIS.  Shagun is an integral part of AP guru - first as a tutor and now as a part of the management team.

A passionate teaching, Gauri has been teaching SAT/ACT English for nearly 12 years now. She has a honors and a masters degree in English and intends to start with Ph.D. in the English Langauge soon.

Matthew is an educator with over 9 years of test preparation teaching and tutoring experience, as well as top-notch interpersonal and communication skills. He has been teaching the verbal sections of the SAT since 2010. He is a graduate of University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

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Sarah is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley who has lived and worked all over the world. She has experience helping students from many countries pursue their academic goals in the United States and is well-practiced in creating fun, effective content to prepare them for standardized tests. When not working, Sarah can be found with her nose buried in a good book or whipping up tasty treats in the kitchen.

Nick has worked all over the world as an academic and test prep tutor for the last 9 years. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with dual degrees in English Literature and Economic Analysis. He earned the University’s Highest Honors, which recognizes the top 10% of the graduating class. During his junior year, Nick studied at the University of Cambridge, where he intensified his studies of English texts and economic theory. When not teaching, Nick can be found playing a game of pick-up basketball or catching up on the latest HBO series.

Aakash has an engineering degree from a leading Indian University and has conducted research at IIT Mumbai as well.
He is a full time passionate tutor now and specialising teaching AP and IB Math and Physics courses along with SAT, ACT and AMC Tests.

Ankit graduated from Rutgers University in 2010 with a degree in Masters of Science. During his time in college, he started teaching Algebra and Calculus and realized his passion for teaching maths. He has taught in classes with batches ranging from 5 to 40 students and also tutored one on one as well as online. His expertise lies in STD 8 to 12, in ICSE, CBSE, IGCSE, IB and A-Levels. He also specializes in different teaching strategies, techniques and how to implement them in entrance exams such as AMC, SAT, ACT, AP, JEE and MHCET.

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Sona is a professional english teacher and has a masters degree in English Language. She has extensive experience in teaching English and History for the IGCSE and the IB curriculum. She also has more than 7 years of experience in teaching the Verbal sections of the SAT and ACT.

Ellen Valladares is an award-winning author, freelance writer, and college essay coach. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida and has been professionally writing and editing for over 30 years. She first discovered a passion for helping students with their college essays when her oldest son was applying to college six years ago. Since then, she’s helped dozens of students with the college essay and application process. Her students have been admitted to top-rated schools such as Duke, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Brown, University of Michigan, and many more. Valladares is also the author of Crossing the Line, a young adult novel, and Jonathan’s Journey to Mount Miapu, a middle grade novel. In addition, she and her brother Steve Wolfson recently co-authored a children’s book entitled Filbert the Lonely Flamingo. Valladares lives in South Florida.

Rohan completed his masters in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Post graduation, he worked in diverse roles such as consulting and full stack developer. He has co-founded Bloombench, which is an online LIVE learning platform to learn computer programming online in an interactive and personalized manner. Rohan teachers IB and AP Computer Science at AP Guru.

Stephanie is a Boston-based writer and educator who has supported hundreds of students through the college admissions process. She is especially passionate about supporting students who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

Anoushka graduated from FLAME University, Pune with a degree in Literary & Cultural Studies and Theatre. She has contributed to reputed print and digital publications such as The Hindu, Condé Nast Traveler India and The Culture Trip. An emerging essay coach, she is skilled in shaping personal narratives and editing pieces of writing for ideas, structure and clarity.

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Rajini is a Clinical Psychologist/ Psychology & Biology Lecturer. She has completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Mumbai University (R.D National & W.A Science College) with distinction. She has diverse experience in the academic field for the past 7 years. She is an enthusiastic, resourceful and goal-driven teacher with dedication towards academic growth. Her aim is to help each and every student reach their full potential.

Aabha has a MBA degree and has extensive experience in the corporate sector. she moved full time to the teaching profession to fulfil her passion and her love for teaching. She specializes in teaching the verbal sections of the SAT and ACT.

Shreemayee is a content writer and editor who has been featured by leading publications like  Firstpost, The Telegraph and other publications. As an essay coach, she is skilled in shaping personal narratives and editing pieces of writing for ideas, structure and clarity.

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Sukriti is an ex-software engineer transformed into a full-time content writer. She is an MCA by qualification, but devotes her time in creating targeted content in the education sector.

Karan is an MBA majoring in Marketing from Cardiff Metropolitan University, Karan is a Content Writer and a Marketing Executive for AP Guru, he has expertise and experience in creating more than 500+ articles across various niches like  Business, Education, Culture, Economics, Marketing, Technology, Philosophy, and Spirituality.

Gazala Shaikh is a commerce graduate from Rizvi College of Arts Science and Commerce, Mumbai. She leads the admin team and all scheduling tasks for all our classes and tests.

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Shobha is a multi talented communication professional and a graduate from the famed Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, and worked at advertising agencies like J. Walter Thompson. She now focuses on writing projects as well as other communication design projects. She is closely associated with an NGO for rural education - Isha Vidhya.

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Karishma has completed my masters in chemistry from Mumbai University in 2010. Since 2010, she has specialized in teaching AP, IB and higher lever Chemistry to students from International schools in India.

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RIcha is a Ph.D. in Economics with an intention to contribute immensely to the field of Economics and Research. Her accomplishments in the field of academics are immense, she has authored over 12 research papers, of which 7 are published in leading national and international journals. Her area of interest lies in the fields of Macroeconomics,Microeconomics, Growth & Development of Economics, International Economics & Public Economics.

She currently teaches AP/IB Economics.

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Nirav Chauhan has a bachelors degree in Engineering and Masters degree in Mathematics. He has 10+ years of teaching experience and is well versed in teaching AP, IB, A Levels, SAT, ACT, and GMAT Maths.

Reeta has a Bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Xavier's Mumbai university. She works in the admin team at AP Guru and help coordinate and schedule classes and test for students

Arif has a bachelors degree in Engineering and Masters degree in Education. He has 12+ years of teaching experience and is well versed in teaching AP, IB, A Levels, SAT, ACT, and GMAT Maths.