Math Teacher
Ex. Australian National University, Msk#57
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Computer Science Teacher
Ex. Yandex, ex. Msk#179, ex. Uchi.ru
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Physics Teacher
Ex. University of Belgrade, Yale University
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Computer Science Teacher
Ex. Msk#57, ex. Yandex.Education
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Introducing the people behind our program — world-renowned entrepreneurs, visionary investors, and leading mathematicians who help shape our mission. They are joined by a team of highly experienced educators and developers who bring decades of expertise in teaching, curriculum design, and technology. Together, they ensure our students receive a world-class education grounded in real-world insight and academic excellence.
Ratmir Timashev is a globally recognized entrepreneur and technologist. He is the founder of Veeam Software – the global leader in cloud data security and data protection software. A champion of education and technological innovation, Ratmir's family foundation is a leading supporter of the Ohio State University.
Ratmir has dedicated his career to building transformational tech companies. He founded and served for eight years as Chief Executive Officer of Veeam Software before selling the company to Insight Partners in 2020. In addition to working on his next technology company, Object First, he is supporting several startups and mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Ratmir’s career as a software entrepreneur began during his time as a graduate student at Ohio State in 1995. Together with his close friend and partner Andrei Baronov, they built their first company, Aelita Software, out of Ratmir’s OSU campus apartment, and later sold it to Quest Software in 2004.
In 2017, Timashev and his wife, Angela, established the Timashev Family Foundation to support arts education, entrepreneurship, and other causes. Ratmir maintains strong ties to Ohio State, where he has established several scholarship funds for undergraduate students and scientific research.
In 2022, Timashev Family Foundation’s major gift was provided to establish the Center for Software Innovation at the Ohio State University. Born into a family of engineers, Ratmir earned his first Master’s degree in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, then a Master of Science in Chemical Physics from Ohio State in 1996.
Leonid Boguslavsky is a successful entrepreneur and investor with a strong track record in the tech industry. He is the founder of RTP Global, a venture capital firm that supports early-stage startups in AI, fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS.
An early investor in Yandex and Delivery Hero, Leonid has helped build some of the world’s leading tech companies. His firm has also backed over 110 tech startups across the US, Europe, and Asia, including fast-growing startups like Datadog, Rapyd, CRED, and Rappi.
With a background in computer science and entrepreneurship, Leonid brings deep industry expertise and hands-on mentorship to founders, guiding them in scaling their businesses globally.
At the age of 62, Leonid developed a passion for long distance triathlons. He has qualified four times for the Ironman World Championship and co-founded Supertri League of Triathlon in 2017.
Sergey Lando is a renowned mathematician with expertise in algebraic geometry, singularity theory, low-dimensional topology, and combinatorics. He is a professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), where he also made history as the first dean of the Faculty of Mathematics from 2008 to 2015.
In addition to his role at HSE, Sergey has held academic positions at several prestigious institutions, including Moscow State University, where he earned his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor V.I. Arnold. His academic career also includes visiting scholar positions at universities across Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Sergey Lando was one of the co-authors of the famous ELSV formula (named after Ekedahl, Lando, Shapiro, and Vainshtein), which establishes a deep connection between Hurwitz numbers and intersection theory on the moduli space of curves. In parallel, his research on Vassiliev knot invariants contributed significantly to the combinatorial and algebraic framework that underpins these finite-type invariants, helping to clarify how chord diagrams and weight systems capture the subtle properties of knots.
A prominent figure in the mathematical community, Sergey is Vice-President of the Moscow Mathematical Society and a member of the American Mathematical Society. His leadership and mentorship have helped shape the mathematical landscape in Russia and beyond.
Kirill Stupakov is an experienced teacher in mathematics passionate about providing a high-quality education. As a teacher and maths program coordinator at one of Moscow’s most prestigious schools, he helped students majoring in mathematics, computer science, economics, and biology gain admission to top universities in Russia and abroad. Under his guidance, students developed strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and a curiosity for learning.
In addition to his work at school, Kirill has taught undergraduate courses for mathematics, computer science, and economics majors at leading institutions such as the Australian National University, the Independent University of Moscow, and the Higher School of Economics. He is also actively involved in extra-curricular mathematical activities, including organisation and marking of mathematical competitions and teaching at summer schools for high school and university students.
Besides teaching, Kirill has first-hand experience with academic research. During his bachelor's and master's programs at the Faculty of Mathematics at the Higher School of Economics, he conducted research in pure mathematics and theoretical physics as a member of a research-study group.
Outside of mathematics, Kirill enjoys reading non-fiction, playing chess, hiking, and listening to classical music.
Sergey Shashkov is a dedicated educator, software developer, and EdTech expert with over 20 years of experience teaching mathematics and programming in Moscow's top mathematical schools: #57 and #179. His students consistently excel, with dozens achieving victories and honors at the final stages of prestigious competitions such as the All-Russian Olympiad in Informatics.
Sergey's professional journey uniquely combines deep academic expertise with practical industry experience. He has developed robust backend systems used by millions of students at renowned companies like UCHi.RU and Yandex, specializing in educational products leveraging advanced technologies such as neural networks and generative AI. Earlier in his career, he contributed to real-world banking solutions for major institutions like UniCredit Bank.
Known for creating engaging and challenging learning experiences, Sergey has authored and automated testing for over a thousand programming tasks across diverse areas, from Python and SQL to Machine Learning and image processing. He continues to inspire students by seamlessly bridging theoretical foundations with practical, cutting-edge applications in technology and education.
Outside of work, Sergey is passionate about skiing and freeriding, hiking and kayaking, multi-day expeditions, and enjoys brain teasers.
Ivan Stanic is a dedicated theoretical physicist and physics educator with a passion for nurturing young scientific minds. With a strong background in mathematics and physics, he has been a teacher at one of the best high schools in Serbia and Europe since 2010. Over the years, he has guided his students to remarkable success, securing more than 80 medals in prestigious international competitions such as the International Physics Olympiad, European Physics Olympiad, and International Junior Science Olympiad.
Beyond his role in the classroom, Ivan is actively involved in shaping physics education. He co-authored a high school physics textbook and has played a key role in organizing the Mathematical Grammar School Cup for the past ten years, an international STEM competition for young learners. His academic contributions extend to research and published papers at Physics Faculty of Belgrade University as well as Yale University during his bachelor and masters studies, reflecting his deep engagement with the subject.
Ivan’s teaching expertise spans international settings, having served as a lecturer and teaching assistant at Yale University from 2006 to 2009, as well as providing IB DP Physics tutoring in Belgrade since 2020. Committed to professional development, he has participated in CERN’s High School Teacher Programs and frequently leads teams at international physics competitions.
With fluency in English and advanced knowledge of multiple languages, he is well-equipped for an international teaching environment. As a yoga instructor in his free time, Ivan blends academic rigor with holistic well-being, making him a well-rounded educator eager to inspire the next generation of physicists.
Roman Gusarev has been working as a computer science teacher for over 15 years. During this time, Roman has gained extensive experience in teaching computer science and programming to students at leading schools in Moscow and St Petersburg. Among his students are graduates of the mathematics and biology classes of Moscow's 57 and 179 schools and St Petersburg's Physics and Technology School. Many of them have successfully participated in Olympiads at various levels, from the mass school level to the International Olympiad for Students in Informatics (IOI).
Before starting his teaching career, Roman was involved in the development of AI using RL neural networks and genetic programming in the early 2000s. He then worked as an IT specialist and analyst in a number of companies, including Alfa Bank and Reuters.
In addition to his work at school, Roman participated in various educational projects: he gave lectures and seminars at summer schools, developed tasks for school programming olympiads, and participated in the creation of the Yandex online course on computer science, which is now used by thousands of teachers across the country.
Teaching CS, which is closely linked to rapidly developing technology, makes a teacher's job both challenging and exciting. On the one hand, students are interested in technology and new possibilities, but on the other hand, it is important not to forget the foundation on which these technologies are built. Therefore, CS teachers need to combine teaching and self-education.
Besides programming and maths, Roman is interested in sports (swimming, skiing, cycling, mountain hiking) and tries to find time to read.