Greg Benedis-grab
CTO And Founder at chapperone
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolGreg Benedis-grab is a technology leader and educator with nine years in engineering and two decades in STEM education, currently serving as CTO and Founder of chapperone while directing Academic Technology and Computer Science at The Packer Collegiate Institute. He builds school- and company-wide programs that scale—having developed computational thinking curricula for over 1,000 students and led large NSF-funded initiatives—while still teaching advanced computer science courses. His background blends hands-on software engineering (early experience at Bloomberg managing Oracle and C++ on UNIX) with deep practitioner knowledge in teacher development and curriculum design. Greg’s work sits at the intersection of product, pedagogy, and professional development, enabling technical solutions that reflect classroom realities. He holds a BA in Physics and Sociology and an EdD in Science Education, and frequently consults and leads workshops nationally and internationally, bringing a rare mix of startup grit and education-system fluency.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Elementary Education, MS, Elementary Education at Bank Street College of EducationBA, Physics & Sociology, BA, Physics & Sociology at Haverford CollegeEd D, Science Education, Ed D, Science Education at Teachers College of Columbia University
Swahili
Github Skills (2)
social-media7
packer5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
packer-at-cs/Pinsta
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
This is our attempt at making a social media app for Packer Collegiate students
Contributions:62 commits, 38 PRs, 58 pushes in 14 days
social-media-appsocial-mediapacker
gbenedisgrab/atcs2020
Nov 2020 - Jun 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 7 months
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