Andrew Cohen is the Founder and CEO of Brainscape, a venture-backed web and mobile education platform that helps over 11 million people study more efficiently. Brainscape allows students of all ages to create, share, and find great “smart flashcards” for any subject, and to study them using a fun, social experience that is scientifically proven to boost learning results -- particularly for GCSE and A-Level exams.  
 
Before starting Brainscape, Andrew worked as an international economist (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), eLearning curriculum developer (Satori Consulting and United Nations), and government corruption fighter (World Bank). He holds a Master's degree in Instructional Technology from Columbia University and is obsessed with optimising human development using cognitive science.