The Power Club Team

At the heart of Power Club is a sense of purpose and an unwavering commitment to the mission that unites an extraordinary team.

Founders & Advisors

Saurabh Saxena

Saurabh Saxena

Founder

Empowering teens to discover a sense of purpose & thrive in the real-world

CEO, 3X EdTech Entrepreneur, Coach

Vasavi Kandula

Vasavi Kandula

Co-founder

Former investment banker, montessori practitioner & brand strategist

Leads Strategic Insights, Life Design Coach

Kelly Britt

Kelly Britt

Advisor & Mentor

Admissions Counsellor, Advocate of humanizing education, enabling teens to discover unique passions

Former Stanford Head of Admissions

Don Ambrose

Don Ambrose

Advisor & Mentor

Researching giftedness, co-authored multiple books & journals

Author & Researcher, gifted education

Dr Nicole Bien

Dr Nicole Bien

Advisor & Mentor

Passionate about organizational growth and quality education access for all children

Chief Schools Officer, IB

Sonia Lal

Sonia Lal

Advisor & Mentor

Admissions Counsellor, Instrumental in guiding students towards & esteemed universities & ivy leagues

Former Harvard Admissions Interviewer

Kiran Bir Sethi

Kiran Bir Sethi

Advisor & Mentor

Advocate of design thinking, nurturing the next generation of leaders & change makers

Founder, Riverside School

Investors in our Mission

“Career discovery is a game changer for college admission success!”

Kelly Britt, former Stanford head of admissions

Core Team

Jonathan Powers

Jonathan Powers

Founding Expert

Building the Cybertruck, co-designed the engineering curriculum

Vehicle Designer Engineer, Tesla

Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds

Founding Member

Brings school leadership together to co-create & the future of education

Business Development & School Partnerships

June Beckstead

June Beckstead

Founding Expert

Former educator at Parsons, strong advocate of bringing design thinking to high school

Former VP of Design, Gap

Ankit Narayan

Ankit Narayan

Founding Member

Empowering teens to reach their true potential & mark their place in the world

Learning & Pedagogy

Roel Jannsen

Roel Jannsen

Founding Expert

Collaborated on the Finance curriculum, actively demystify investing & finance

Investor & financial Advisor, Global Founders Capital

Shashanka Kundu

Shashanka Kundu

Founding Member

Passionate about product & creating educational technology at scale

Product & Operations

B. Earl

B. Earl

Founding Expert

Passionate about tech, art & storytelling, worked on unique passion projects with teens

Writer & Storyteller at Marvel

Aditi Mendoza

Aditi Mendoza

Founding Expert

Passionate about the intersection between games & education

Storytelling, Game Design and User Experience