Our Team

Warren Huang

President and Director of Content Creation and Strategy

Warren Huang is a high school senior from Washington state. He has passionate about geography since elementary school and won 1st place at the 2019 Washington State Geography Bee. His other interests include violin and soccer.

Siddharth Chittapuram

President and Director of Content Creation and Strategy

Siddharth is a freshman at UCLA who has been interested in geography since elementary school. He placed fourth in the California State Geography Bee in 2018 and third in the 2020 International Geography Bee Global Summer League Junior Varsity division. He also self-studied AP Human Geography in 9th grade, earning a 5 on the exam. Apart from geography, Siddharth participates in quiz bowl tournaments and enjoys bike rides, motorcycling, canoeing, kayaking, and paddleboarding.

Jeremiah Rayban

President and Director of Information Technology

Jeremiah Rayban is a freshman at Dartmouth College from Wilmington, Delaware. Jeremiah won 1st place at the 2018 Delaware State Geography Bee and has also won awards in the history bee and quiz bowl. His other interests include biology, movies, and camping.

Srinidhaya Vempati

Vice President of Content Creation and Strategy

Srinidhaya Vempati is a rising junior that lives in New Jersey and has had a strong interest in geography since kindergarten, winning his first geography bee in 1st grade. He has since gotten many other achievements in geography bees, the most notable being 11th place in the GeoGenius GeoBee. Aside from studying geography, he likes to read books, play chess, and build with Legos.

Anish Budida

Vice President of Content Creation and Strategy

Anish Budida is a rising senior at Alliance Academy for Innovation in the state of Georgia. He has had an interest in geography ever since he was a little kid but only really started competing in 8th grade. His most notable accomplishments in geography competitions include winning the Dougherty Valley GeoBee and the inaugural Geography Bowl. Besides geography, Anish also likes to code, watch movies and shows as well as do competitive math.

Ved Muthusamy

Vice President of Marketing and Secretary of Content Creation and Strategy

Ved Muthusamy is a rising sophomore at Northwestern University. His accomplishments include placing 3rd in the 2018 IGB World Championships (Middle School), 2nd in the 2019 IGB National Championships (Junior Varsity), 1st in the IGB Global Summer League (Varsity), and 2nd in the 2020 IGB National Championships (Junior Varsity), and 1st in the 2021 GeoGenius Geopardy competition. In his free time, he likes watching movies, listening to music, and following politics.

Max Yang

Secretary of Content Creation and Strategy

Max Yang is a rising freshman at Stanford University from St. Louis, Missouri. He won the 2020 International Geography Bee in the Junior Varsity division, and also placed second in the Varsity division of the 2021 United States Geography Championships. He will also be one of the four members representing Team USA at the International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) in August 2021. Outside of geography, Max enjoys running cross-country, painting, and cooking.

Soham Dihenia

Board Member and Content Creator

Soham Dihenia is a rising junior at Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida. Soham has had an interest in geography since 2nd grade and has been coompeting since then. Some of his most significant accomplishments include top 20 in the 2020 GeoGenius GeoBee and 4th place in the Middle School Division of the International Geography Bee that was also held in 2020. Aside from geography, Soham plays piano and double bass, loves to exercise, and talks with friends and family. He hopes to become a medical doctor later in life.

Athulya Vempati

Board Member and Programmer

Athulya Vempati is a high schooler from New Jersey with significant programming and web development expertise.