Faculty · Expert Tutors
Meet the Tutors Powering Your IvyStrides Journey
Veteran SAT, ACT, and AP instructors, hand-matched to your diagnostic, accountable to your score outcomes. 40+ years of combined teaching experience, 100+ students mentored across 10+ countries.
40+
Yrs combined
100+
Students mentored
10+
Countries served
10,000+
Teaching hours
OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO
Why Our Tutors
Hand-Matched Experts, Not Generalists
Every IvyStrides instructor is a verified subject-matter specialist, paired with the right student through a diagnostic-driven matching process, and held accountable to a clear score outcome.
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Verified specialists
Minimum 7 years of standardized-test teaching, credentials reviewed, and references checked before joining the faculty.
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Diagnostic-matched
You're paired with the tutor whose section specialization aligns with your weakest skills, not with whoever has open hours.
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1-on-1 accountability
Dedicated tutor for your full program, weekly analytics shared with parents, biweekly progress reviews.
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Track-record visibility
Every tutor's experience, credentials, and specialization are published openly so families know exactly who is coaching their child.
The Faculty
Four Specialists, One Accountable Team
Each IvyStrides tutor brings a distinct specialization, a measurable track record, and direct teaching experience with the Digital SAT (Bluebook) and the Enhanced ACT 2026 format.
20+ Years Experience
Faculty · Math & Verbal
Trupti Sharma
SAT/ACT Math & Verbal Expert
Over two decades of teaching quantitative and verbal aptitude to standardized-test students. Trupti is one of the rare instructors with dual expertise across Math and Verbal, which makes her especially effective for students whose diagnostics show gaps on both sides of the test. She also serves as Senior AP Mentor for AP Calculus and AP English courses, blending College Board CED rigour with the same calm classroom presence that defines her SAT and ACT work.
Digital SAT Math
Digital SAT R&W
ACT Math
ACT Reading
Desmos strategy
AP
Also teaches
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP English Language
AP English Literature
20+ years teaching quantitative and verbal aptitude
Senior AP Mentor for AP Calculus and AP English courses
Rare dual expertise across Math and Verbal sections
1,000+ students mentored across SAT, ACT, and AP programs
Specializes in Digital SAT confidence building for first-time test takers
20+ Years
Teaching
1,000+
Students
SAT + ACT
Both tests
Faculty · Essays & Verbal
Praba Ram
Essay Coaching & Verbal Specialist
Award-winning author (South Asian Book Award) and a BITS Pilani plus UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs graduate. Praba brings a published writer's eye to Common App essays and a structured grammarian's rigour to SAT and ACT Reading & Writing. Her students consistently produce essays that read like the applicant on their best day, never generic admissions-coach prose.
Common App essays
SAT Reading & Writing
ACT Reading
ACT English
Supplemental essays
South Asian Book Award winner
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs alumna
BITS Pilani graduate
Specializes in Common App personal statements and supplemental essays
Expert in SAT R&W grammar, rhetoric, and reading comprehension
BITS·UCLA
Alumna
Author
South Asian Book Award
Essay + Verbal
Dual specialty
Award-Winning Author
10+ Years · 1,000+ Students
Faculty · Math Specialist
Anubha Garg
Certified SAT/ACT Math Specialist
Certified SAT and ACT Math tutor with a Computer Science degree, Anubha has trained 1,000+ students with calculator-based math techniques tuned to the Digital SAT's built-in Desmos environment and the ACT's allowed scientific calculator. She is also IvyStrides' dedicated AP Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science specialist, empowering students through coding expertise, strategic preparation, and personalised mentorship across STEM AP exams.
Digital SAT Math
Algebra · Advanced Math
ACT Math
Geometry · Trig
Desmos calculator
AP
Also teaches
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Precalculus
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Chemistry
AP CSA (Java)
AP CSP
10+ years tutoring SAT/ACT Math and AP STEM courses
Computer Science degree, including Java for AP CSA
1,000+ students trained with Desmos calculator-based techniques
AP STEM specialist across Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science
Specializes in top-band Math (Q47+ ACT Math, 750+ SAT Math, AP scores of 5)
10+ Years
Teaching
1,000+
Students
CS degree
Quant background
Faculty · Verbal Specialist
Seema G
SAT/ACT Verbal Specialist
Results-driven SAT and ACT Reading & Writing tutor who has helped hundreds of students gain admission to top universities. Seema is particularly strong with students whose Reading section scores plateau in the mid-600s on SAT or the high-20s on ACT, where the jump to elite percentiles requires a structural rethink of how passages are mapped, not just more vocabulary. She is also IvyStrides' AP English specialist, developing analytical writers through rhetorical strategies, literary insights, and focused essay coaching across both AP English exams.
7+ Years · Top-uni Admits
SAT R&W
ACT Reading
ACT English
Passage mapping
Grammar & rhetoric
AP
Also teaches
AP English Language
AP English Literature
7+ years teaching SAT/ACT Verbal and AP English
SAT Reading & Writing expertise
AP English specialist for rhetorical analysis and literary essays
Hundreds of successful admissions to top universities
Specializes in plateau breakers, students stuck in the 650-720 SAT R&W band
7+ yrs
Teaching
Top-uni
Admits
Verbal
SAT + ACT
90%
Gain
Faculty Results, in Numbers
90% of IvyStrides SAT students gain 200+ points over their diagnostic. ACT students improve their composite by 4+ points. Backed by 1000+ students mentored, 10,000+ teaching hours, and 40+ years of combined faculty experience across Digital SAT and Enhanced ACT 2026.
Founders
Built by BITS Pilani, Wharton & ISB Alumni
IvyStrides was founded at the intersection of world-class education expertise and modern learning technology, with 28+ years of leadership experience behind every decision about how we hire, train, and match tutors.
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Co-Founder · BITS Pilani · ISB
Leadership · Co-Founder
Hemant Attray
Co-Founder, IvyStrides
Entrepreneur, investor, and educator. BITS Pilani graduate and ISB Advanced Management Program alumnus. Author of Physics for IB Diploma: Ultimate Revision Guide. Hemant brings a published educator's eye to how IvyStrides structures curriculum, builds diagnostic tooling, and matches students with the right tutor.
BITS Pilani graduate
Indian School of Business, Advanced Management Program
Author, Physics for IB Diploma: Ultimate Revision Guide
Entrepreneur, investor, and growth strategist
BITS·ISB
Alumnus
Author
Physics, IB
Educator
+ Entrepreneur
Leadership · Co-Founder
Rajesh Veeramachaneni
Co-Founder, IvyStrides
Technology leader with 28+ years in product engineering, AI/ML, and cloud computing. BITS Pilani Master's. CTO Executive Education at Wharton. Business and Technology at IIM Bangalore. Rajesh leads the platform side of IvyStrides, ensuring the Bluebook-style adaptive testing environment, weekly analytics, and tutor-matching engine actually move the needle on student scores.
BITS Pilani Master's
The Wharton School, CTO Executive Education
IIM Bangalore, Business & Technology
25+ years in product engineering, AI/ML, and cloud computing
Marquis Who's Who Honored Listee
Wharton
CTO Exec Ed
25+ yrs
Tech leadership
BITS·IIM-B
Alumnus
