Jason Batterson

Jason Batterson is the Headmaster of Beast Academy and the lead author of all Beast Academy materials. Jason is a nationally-recognized math teacher who joined Art of Problem Solving in 2010 to launch Beast Academy. Jason taught math for nine years in Raleigh, North Carolina before joining AoPS. In 2008, Jason was recognized by the Mathematics Association of America with their prestigious Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching; he was one of only 51 middle-school teachers nationally that were awarded that recognition. Jason coached several state-champion MATHCOUNTS teams in North Carolina, and used his experience to write the book Competition Math for Middle School, which has been used by thousands of middle-school students to improve their problem-solving skills and to prepare for MATHCOUNTS competitions.