Mathematician, author and playwright, Dr. John Mighton started JUMP Math in 2002 as a registered charity to address inequities in math education and dispel the myth that only some people are born to be good at math while others are destined not to understand it. JUMP Math is now used by over 250,000 students in Canada, the United States and Spain, as well as other countries worldwide. Dr. Mighton has created a distinctive approach to teaching math that is designed to enable every child to develop a deep understanding and love of math. He is globally recognized for his work building children's confidence and potential through success in math and has been named a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year, an Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year for Canada, an Ashoka Fellow, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and received three honorary doctorates for his ground-breaking work.