John’s 20 years of experience as an academic tutor and mentor began at the age of 16, when he taught math to the younger siblings of his close friends.

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John graduated from Stanford University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematical and Computational Science. Next, he spent three stressful years trading stock options on Wall Street during the Great Recession. John then attended the University of Oxford, earning a master's in financial economics from their business school.

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In addition to running his own tutoring service for four years in Houston, John has been a performance coach for students with academic anxiety since 2011. He has received practitioner certifications in yoga, medical chi gong, and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). At ESM, John specializes in tutoring math, GMAT, ACT, SAT, writing, and performance coaching.

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John loves playing competitive volleyball and practicing public speaking, having served a term as president of his Toastmasters club for a full year.