Executive Director
Michael Tolkunov
A TAMS student focused on finance and economics, Michael serves as Texas DECA Collegiate State President and is an avid researcher.
Team
The people behind the Open.
A mathematics competition is only as strong as the care invested in its problems, review process, technology, and participant experience.
Problem Chair
Tarun Achar
A TAMS student focused on medicine and business, Tarun is an avid independent researcher and the founder of Arcova Capital.
Founder & Technical Director
Aniruth Ananthanarayan
A Stanford student studying computer science and biomedical engineering, Aniruth founded the Combinatorics Open and directs its technical strategy. He is Chief Technology Officer of Paxera Health and a Goldwater Scholar.
Deputy Director
Benjamin Hu
Benjamin studies biomedical engineering at Yale and is the founder of Research Connection. He supports the Open's strategy, partnerships, and participant experience.
Senior Problem Advisor
Pavan Singh Ahluwalia
Pavan studies materials science and engineering at Stanford and is a Goldwater Scholar. He advises the development and review of the competition's original problem set.
Competition Operations Lead
Naren Ganesh
Naren studies electrical engineering at Columbia University and is a Goldwater nominee. He coordinates competition operations and the systems behind a reliable worldwide event.