Our Mountain View-Los Altos, CA Team

Our staff is built to teach each student individually, to develop the skills they need to thrive in mathematics, and to foster a love of learning.

Math Centers / Mountain View-Los Altos / Our Team

Dr. Kobad Bugwadia

Owner & Center Director

Kobad Bugwadia has a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Rutgers University. While in graduate school, he was a Teaching Assistant as well as an Instructor in the Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Departments, and was twice recipient of the "TA of the Year" Award. He has had a distinguished career in the high tech industry for over 11 years at companies including Intel in both Managerial and Technical positions. He was also an Adjunct Faculty member in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Santa Clara University. While pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Kobad enjoyed providing tutoring and coaching to elementary and secondary school students in his community. He believes Mathematics is an important part of building a strong foundation for problem solving and success in various careers and fields for our future generation. Through Mathnasium, he has found a way to realize his passion for teaching and love for Mathematics while helping kids visualize the concepts. Kobad is a proud parent of two kids who have gone through Kindergarten through University in the Bay Area, and being involved in their education has helped him to think from a student's perspective. Making learning fun and exciting without being a burden is something he looks forward to for all his students.

Nancy Bugwadia

Co-Owner/COO

After working in the healthcare industry for over 30 years, Nancy was excited by the parallels with healthcare and teaching in bringing compassion and community engagement. Though she has helped with both the Mathnasium of Mountain View-Los Altos and Mathnasium of Campbell-Los Gatos Centers from their inception, she decided to join the Centers full-time in June 2022. Nancy has created partnerships with Parent Leadership Organizations and hosted Math Nights in several local schools. She brings the fun factor to the Centers! Nancy holds a BS in Microbiology and an MS in Clinical Nutrition and is also a Registered Dietitian. She loves spending time with family and friends as well as cooking, gardening, and reading.

Gordon Liang

Assistant Center Director

Gordon has been part of the Mathnasium of Mountain-View Los Altos team since 2016. He has risen through the ranks of starting as an Instructor and currently serves as the Assistant Center Director. He continues to enjoy teaching students and helping them solve complex problems by finding connections to math they already understand. He likes Mathnasium’s approach of tailoring the curriculum to each individual and instructing on a personal level, allowing him to easily see a student’s growth as time goes on.

Kai Jacklin

Assistant Center Manager

After joining the Mathnasium Mountain View-Los Altos team in early 2024, Kai quickly fell in love with the Mathnasium approach to engaging students. Having known many peers and family members that struggled specifically with math during their school years, Kai aligns with the Mathnasium goal of meeting every student where they are at to help them achieve their goals. With a B.A. in Digital Media from UC Santa Cruz and a passion for teaching, Kai continues a journey through the tutoring sector with the goal of ensuring that students succeed and thrive throughout their academic careers.

Glynda Myer

General Manager

Glynda Myer graduated from University of California Santa Cruz, with a degree in Math education. Through this training she spent time in the classroom environment, teaching lessons as well as discussing different teaching strategies with teachers. Glynda has been working for Mathnasium of Campbell-Los Gatos for over 10 years, working with students at all levels. She strives to not only explain how to do a problem, but to teach "why" based on each student's prior knowledge. Through her time here she has seen what a difference we make on every student who we work with. In new role as General Manager, Glynda leads and supports the teams at Campbell-Los Gatos Mountain View-Los Altos and Willow Glen Centers.

Amy Bugwadia

Consultant

Amy has been involved in Mathnasium for over a decade, through her family's Mathnasium Centers in Mountain View-Los Altos and Campbell-Los Gatos. She previously served as Center Manager for the Mountain View-Los Altos Center, and although she is currently a medical student at Stanford, she is excited to still involved in the behind-the-scenes strategic and educational planning. From everything from instructing to running the day-to-day operations, she has seen firsthand the incredible impact that Mathnasium can make in the lives of students and staff alike. Throughout her time in undergraduate and graduate school, Amy has taught in a variety of different settings, from classrooms to clinics, and worked with a range of students, from 18-month-olds to graduate students. She loves the dynamic, personalized environment at Mathnasium, where all students (no matter what their current math abilities or confidence) are equipped with the tools, encouragement, and motivation to succeed!

Our Mathnasium Mission

Teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it. Math can change their lives, and they can change the world.

What I love about Mathnasium is the ability to teach problem-solving skills and make math make sense, while also making a student smile.

Amber W., Mathnasium Instructor

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