Our Thesis
America is leaving enormous innovation potential on the table. Early mathematical ability strongly predicts future innovation. Yet decades of neglect has left most high-ability American students, particularly from low- and middle-income backgrounds, without adequate support. Cuts to gifted programs, elimination of acceleration tracks, and discontinuation of NSF talent programs mean that among students with exceptional early math ability, invention rates vary nearly 20-fold depending on the resources they receive. Renewed investment in talent identification, acceleration, and enrichment programs could increase innovation output by 10-55% and unlock breakthrough discoveries that would otherwise remain unrealized.
Our approach
We are a nonprofit philanthropic foundation working on building a deep and connected math talent ecosystem. Through policy advocacy, strategic investments, and partner coordination, we are building a cohesive math talent system that identifies and develops all the nation's top mathematical talent.
Our team
We are a small team that works hard to elevate the work of our amazing partners.
President
Lead, Enrich
COO
Lead, Inspire & Identify
Opening Positions
No open positions at this time.
Our Values
We love math. We are analytical, data-oriented, and rigorous thinkers.
– Mathy
– Bold
We are ambitious and optimistic in our goals, yet rigorous and systematic in our approach.
We take on jobs and responsibility without being asked. We raise the bar for ourselves and partners. When it’s time to move, we move fast.
– Owners
– Truth-Seeking
We are oriented toward deeply understanding problems rather than selling solutions. We also just love learning.
We are driven by mission and organizational success, not recognition.
