James is the CEO and Director of Grok Academy. He was previously an Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Sydney where he was the Academic Director of the Australian Computing Academy and the CEO and co-founder of Grok Learning.

Jessica joined the Grok Learning team after many years of working for herself as a software developer and general Maker of Interesting Things. She is excited about helping young people to learn how to code, and making this fun and accessible to all.

Kylie completed a bachelor of mathematics in the dark ages of the 1990s. She's worked in a variety of roles in the not-for-profit and university sectors, most recently at the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics. With her mathematical mind she loves to bring order to chaos and help optimise the team's effectiveness.

Jane graduated from the University of Sydney with a Master of Teaching and a passion for creating compelling and meaningful learning experiences. After many years making maths education games at Shiny Things, she joined the Grok Learning team. She is completely new to programming but loves the opportunity to learn new skills. She hopes to make programming education more accessible so that more people can have just such an opportunity!

Christie graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Advanced Science and a Bachelor of Arts. She has worked in education and outreach for a number of years with organisations including Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre, Astronomers Without Borders, and Sydney Observatory.

Bryn first got into teaching while studying for his Laser Physics PhD at the University of Oxford, working as a college tutor of Physics. He later studied a Masters of Computer Science at the University of Sydney, and lectured Database Systems there for several years, during which he completed a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies for Higher Education. Bryn is an Honorary Associate of the University of Sydney, pursuing a research interest in computer science education and data science.

Saritha completed her Computer Science degree at the University of Sydney. She’s worked in a few different roles finding herself most at home in the government and non-profit sectors working in data analytics, and is excited to be working in a team that is passionate about changing computing education for school kids everywhere.

James has been happily programming since discovering the Usborne computing books in his primary school library. Most recently working at Atlassian, he is thrilled to again be involved in education, having tutored computing at university and had a brief former life as a secondary English teacher.

Kristina came to Grok after working in the IT industry for 10 years. She has a Master of Computer Science from Masaryk University in Brno. Kristina has a knack for user experience and user interfaces. She is passionate about both design and code and finds the front end the sweet spot in-between.

Dominic completed a PhD in Physics at the University of Sydney. While studying, they became enamoured of teaching while doing tutoring and demonstrating work. This passion was cemented during their time working as a science educator at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, teaching students of all ages about science and technology.

Isobel is a software engineering intern who has worked for Grok as part of the support team since 2020 and has now joined the development team as an intern.

Nathan is a computer engineering graduate from UNSW. During university, he was a university tutor and loved the experience of helping others learn about programming and technology. This led to his interest in ed-tech startups and wanting to join the team at Grok!