Meet The team That’s

Transforming STEM Education

Justin Weinberg, PhD

Co-founder & CEO

Justin is the visionary behind Aktiv Learning and founded the company based on a decade of teaching math and science as a tutor and teaching assistant. Now, he is leading Aktiv Learning to bring its platform to STEM courses across North America. Justin received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University where he was awarded the prestigious NSF Fellowship.

Igor Belyayev

Co-founder & CTO

Igor leads all technical development at Aktiv Learning and is responsible for bringing our novel interactive experiences to reality on iOS, Android, and Web. He previously worked as a mobile developer at startups like Jet.com and Hackerati, as well as media companies like The Huffington Post and Viacom. Igor and Justin have been creating products together since 2011.

Jackie oversees all customer success and sales initiatives at Aktiv Learning. She is incredibly passionate about working with faculty to implement Aktiv Learning’s platform in order to foster student learning and engagement in STEM courses. Jackie holds an MBA for NYU’s Stern School of Business and brings years of experience working with both small companies and large corporations.

Jackie Kroeger-Donovan, MBA

VP of Sales & Customer Success

Amanda is responsible for the creation and delivery of editorial content, leading a team of authors and reviewers driven by quality academics and student engagement. She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from The Ohio State University and is a certified Instructional Designer with over 10 years of teaching and educational technology experience. Amanda is passionate to equip fellow educators with technology to reshape the learning experience.

Amanda Kutney, PhD

Director of Content

Blaine manages both Support and Operations for Aktiv Learning, making sure that everything is working smoothly for both external users and the internal teams in the company. She earned her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, has research experience in chemical physics, and has worked at several other start-ups before Aktiv Learning. As a former teacher and science student, she is passionate about making STEM learning more interactive.