Benjie was born and raised in New York City, and he now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their mini Goldendoodle Kobe. Before coming to Instructure, Benjie was a math teacher, department chair, and the director of online learning and education technology at his Alma Mater, the Friends Seminary School in New York. He completed his undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Economics at Wesleyan University where he was the captain of the Squash team and active in Wesleyan’s local mentoring program, and he earned an Ed.M in Mathematics Education from Rutgers University. Benjie loves cooking, snowboarding, running, golfing, playing pickleball, and anything else that will keep him outdoors and active!