Samir is currently the Chief Program Officer at Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics, providing low-income students with advanced math enrichment and pathways into college STEM programs. Prior to his current role at BEAM, Samir was the Executive Director of Training Grounds, a startup within Cloud9 offering coaching, life skill development and game training for young esports athletes. Prior to his work at Cloud9, Samir served as Chief Program Officer for Teach for America-Bay Area, and prior to that, he co-founded the nonprofit Mastery Design Collaborative (MDC) to support school systems in designing a more personalized learning experience for students. Prior to his work in education, Samir was as a manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP, leading change management initiatives in M&A and tech. He earned his MBA from The University of California, Berkeley and has a dual degree in chemical engineering and liberal arts from the University of Texas, Austin. He currently resides in Austin, TX and is the father of two boys.