Before becoming a teacher, he earned a BA in Psychology and Politics from New York University and a MPP in Public Policy from Harvard University, and worked for many years as a pollster and survey research consultant. He has made several appearances on national television programs providing analysis of public opinion data and political elections. He recently earned a M.Ed. through the Boston Teacher Residency program and has been teaching high school math in Boston for the past three years. When not thinking about mathematics, he is passionate about politics, theater and sports, and loves to travel.