Meet our team

Gale has worked for years in the recruitment field making her an expert in connecting with young people and professionals. She loves to bake, cook, and find new ways to organize things.

Rishi is originally from Atlanta but now is in NY attending NYU. He works Growth at Primer and previously was in Edtech and Fintech doing Growth and Product. He loves to watch old Mafia movies and spending time with his dog Mia.

As a fun-in-the-workplace maximalist, Kachine brings mischief and laughter to most situations. Beginning her career as an educator, she is now studying Law and Business in Chicago. Her fascinations include houseplants, children's books, and urban exploration.

Kat is a student at MIT. She enjoys creating software, dance and movement, writing, and reflecting on life, no matter how mundane.

Carly started her career as a broadway performer and sketch comedy writer. Before Primer, she co founded the Reach Out Party and built communities at Ness Labs, Northeastern University, and NuMarket. She loves The New Yorker comics and a good coffee shop.

Stacy is a shy squid, she prefers to be home with her friends or even by herself. Big groups of Squishmallows make her a little nervous, so she loves to learn and explore through books. She's quiet at first but all her friends know she can be very silly.

Pia studied Nursing and has worked as a Nurse in a private hospital, then worked as a Customer Support Specialist at LexisNexis. She loves staying indoors or exploring places with cool temperatures. She enjoys reading, organizing, and watching movies on Netflix.

Ian learned the most while skipping school. Then he became a teacher and founding school leader in NYC and Miami for 15 years. He wants to build engaging spaces where all kids (including his two little girls) can thrive every day.

Prior to Primer, Esther designed financial experiences at Betterment and studied visual art and photography. In her free time, she enjoys knitting sweaters, gushing about Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and bouldering.

Soomin is a senior at MIT who loves teaching and coding. In college, she’s spent time organizing HackMIT and trying out internships in tech and finance. In her free time, you’ll find her reading, going to concerts, skateboarding, and making stuffed animals.

Joseph fell in love with science while homeschooled as a kid. Since then he's used technology and data to improve healthcare, enable political activism, and accelerate disaster relief. In his spare time he loves to play games and jam with his friends

Before joining Primer, Mauricio was building software at both big companies and small startups - including his own. He is also the lead organizer for NSBrazil, the biggest Apple-focused software conference in Brazil

Garrett co-founded Standard Cyborg, a computer vision machine learning company, and before that, designed neonatal medical devices at Equalize Health.

Stephanie studied theatre and creative writing and has worked in entertainment since 2010 with experience spanning children’s theatre, fashion week, concerts, television, and international Broadway tours.

Connie has never grown out of children's books and sometimes writes essays. She enjoys learning languages and staring at paintings in her free time.

Eric has spent the last ten years building software for organizations as large as the Federal Reserve and as small as brand-new startups. He studied economics and math at Arizona State before winning the Thiel Fellowship.

Lucas is on a gap year from Waterloo University and is enthusiastic about learning and teaching web development. He also teaching young programmers javascript at a local non-profit.

Elizabeth has designed learning experiences at Khan Academy, Lambda School, and UC Berkeley. She spends her free time analyzing fashion shows and giving unofficial tours at art museums.

Bojan has been writing (and occasionally fixing) bugs since 2013. He studied computer science at MIT and worked at Coinbase before joining Primer. As a kid Bojan fell in love with learning through the Math Olympiad programs in Macedonia.

Gonzalo has been building software for Apple platforms since 2013. Prior to joining Primer, Gonzalo studied computer science at the University of Florida and worked at Airbnb.

Prior to starting Primer, Maksim worked as a software engineer and engineering manager at Coinbase. He studied computer science at MIT.

Ryan was homeschooled from Kindergarten through 8th Grade, and started Primer to help homeschool his own kids. He's spent the last decade building tech companies at Square, Gumroad, and Omni.