Meet Our Team

Mathnasium is the collaboration of four leading education and business experts:

Larry Martinek, Chief Instructional Officer, has spent his entire career finding a better way to teach math. From inner city public schools to acclaimed magnet schools, to leading private and parochial schools, Larry has served as both a classroom teacher and as a consultant. He has designed curriculum, teaching strategies, and teaching materials. He has trained teachers in the art and science of boosting student’s ability to “do” math, thereby increasing their math scores and feeling of self–worth. He is the developer of Mathnasium’s educational program—one of the most comprehensive and innovative curriculums ever produced for teaching math.

Peter Markovitz, Founder and President, is the founder of Futurekids, and served as its president. Futurekids, an education technology company, established a chain of 690 learning centers, and provided instruction at thousands of schools, in more than 72 countries around the world.

David Ullendorff, Founder and Executive Vice President, award winning developer of children’s media (Children’s Television Workshop, TNT, A&E, Lifetime, Showtime) moves between a career in film and television and the education industry. As the co-founder of Futurekids, he pioneered the field of computer literacy for children, and was the architect of the field’s first definitive curriculum. A vast undertaking, historic in its breadth and quality, his curriculum has been used to teach millions of children around the world. He also, along with Ron Harris, conceived the original story for Futurekids: The Internet Expedition (published by Ziff Press).

Mitchell Brown, Chief Operating Officer, has led successful business development teams at startups including the online photo service Ofoto (now a subsidiary of Kodak), and online calendar When.com (acquired by AOL), and large companies including America Online and Price Waterhouse Consulting. Mitch holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, and a Bachelor degree in Quantitative Economics from U.C. Berkeley where one of his proudest achievements was an A+ in Calculus!