🧑🏻💻 Our Instructional Designers (IDs)
Chemistry
Having taught A Level Chemistry over the past 22 years, our Founder & CEO, Bilal Hameed, is our ID for Chemistry. To date, he has over 2 million views on YouTube where he has over 14 million minutes of academic content. He has also taught over 10,000 students across 23 countries (in-person and online). Bilal has firmly established his footing as an edu-preneur, having set up 3 prominent A Level schools in Karachi, Pakistan — Nixor College, Cedar College, and the Ivy School.
Physics
Muhammad Talha is the youngest ID at Alt Academy. Having taught at a variety of education levels while still being enrolled as a student, he knows exactly how to teach and present difficult concepts in a manner most conducive to learning. He has taught at Credo School for the past two years and is currently teaching at Beaconhouse School System. Being an electrical engineer by education, Talha aims to instil critical thinking and analytical skills in his students which is essential to success in the modern-day workplace.
Math
Shahab Yakoob is an educator and mentor. He has taught at some of the best educational institutions in Karachi, Pakistan, including Karachi Grammar School, Bay View High, & The Lyceum School. He is currently the director of Credo School & College System where he also teaches A Level Mathematics. Shahab believes that the quality math education provided by him should be available to everyone across the globe, which is why he has shifted his focus to online teaching.
Economics
Ali Anwerzada is one of the founding members of Cedar College and The Ivy School. He also heads the Economics Department at Cedar. Prior to Cedar, Ali has taught at the Lyceum, Nixor and Southshore College. Ali has a keen interest in the impact of quality early childhood education on economic outcomes, particularly early childhood interventions that influence educational attainment and employment in later life.
Ali possesses a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago. Earlier, he received his MBA and Undergraduate degree from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Business
Yawer Hussain, is our ID for O & A Level Business.
Having received his Bachelors in Economics from the University of Waterloo, Yawer has 5+ years of experience in the financial sector working for UBL Bank & the JS group, where he put his knowledge to test and worked on several projects including financial investment management and advisory, as well as portfolio management for individuals and corporates.
Yawer embarked on his teaching career as an A Level Business teacher at one of the leading A Level institutes in Karachi, Cedar College. Today, with his experience and knowledge, he’s our expert Instructional Designer for A level Business at Alt Academy.
Accounting
Ali Jamshed, our ID for A Level Accounting has 11+ years of experience in the field of education.
Ali has received his Masters in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics, and has done his Bachelors in Accounting & Finance from the University of London International Program.
He began his teaching career in 2010 with Nixor College. Since then, he has expanded his portfolio by teaching undergraduate level courses in Accounting & Finance at the University of London International Program at Bay View College.
The exposure he gained further ignited his passion for perpetual learning & research.
Psychology
Our ID for Psychology, who also happens to be Alt’s Chief Academic Officer (CAO) is Zenab Tariq. A Fulbright scholar with an M.Ed. in Human Development & Psychology from Harvard University, Zenab is an educator who holds over 12 years of teaching experience, specialising in adolescent education and mental health.
Biology
Ayesha Haroon is a doctor who excels in her knowledge of the living and is our ID for Biology.
She has a rich background in the field of biology and has been teaching the subject since the completion of her A Levels in 2016. After gaining her MBBS degree from Ziauddin University, she has been gaining experience in clinical medicine while practicing as a doctor at Ziauddin Hospital and JPMC; where she’s been able to apply her knowledge in treating a wide range of patients. Meanwhile, she has been also working on developing a comprehensive A Level curriculum for Biology at Alt Academy, and now, in the pursuit of passing her knowledge forward, has taken up the role of an ID for Biology.
Computer Science
Zain Merchant is our ID for Computer Science. With a Masters in Computer Science from IBA and over 8+ years of experience teaching independently on YouTube and at leading colleges in Karachi, Zain’s passion for teaching, mastery of various teaching methodologies, and achievements in multiple programming competitions have led him to become one of the most well-known instructors for Computer Science in Pakistan. And, of course, we just had to ensure you get the opportunity of being one of his many students!
