The Team

Meet the Founders

Abhi Yachareni

Co-Founder + Finance & Academic Mentor

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Abhi is a finance and economics-focused student with strong interests in business, AI, public policy, and academic mentorship. He helps students build confidence, discipline, financial thinking, and stronger problem-solving skills through organized, practical, and supportive mentorship.

  • 4.3 GPA with AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Microeconomics
  • Founder of CoreMinds LLC — education company serving 60+ students in finance, STEM, math, robotics, and business
  • AI Research / RAG Evaluation Intern at Jeeva AI — testing AI accuracy, source quality, citations, and hallucinations
  • Built AI evaluation workflows using research questions, scoring systems, source checks, and failure analysis
  • Startup Intern at Synk Today — supporting startup operations, research, workflow organization, and project execution
  • Founder of a housing-affordability platform focused on technology, research, and community impact
  • Raised $4,000 for a basketball team through fundraising, outreach, and community support
  • Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, business operations, and entrepreneurship
  • Managed CoreMinds outreach, parent communication, scheduling, tutor coordination, curriculum planning, and lead tracking
  • Hands-on with AI-assisted software development, prompt testing, GitHub, VS Code, and workflow documentation
  • Technical project management experience — task planning, organization, team coordination, and progress tracking
  • DECA competitor and state-level winner in business and finance events
  • Top 10 Math Olympiad student at school
  • Science Olympiad Code Busters participant
  • Kumon Advanced Student Honor Roll recipient
  • RSM AMC 8 participant
  • Fluent in Telugu; able to provide language assistance for Telugu-speaking students and families
  • Focused on building student confidence, discipline, consistency, and long-term problem-solving skills
Ishan Shrivastava

Co-Founder + STEM & Technology Mentor

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Ishan is a STEM and technology-focused student with strong interests in coding, engineering, robotics, cybersecurity, and hands-on electronics. He helps students build technical confidence, problem-solving skills, and a stronger interest in STEM pathways through organized, supportive mentorship.

  • Advanced STEM student with coursework in AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP Seminar, Precalculus, and Honors Principles of Engineering
  • DECA competitor and state-level winner in business and finance events
  • 2x ACSL National Finalist
  • CyberPatriot National Champion with experience in cybersecurity, networking, and systems defense
  • Cisco National Networking Challenge Winner
  • Vice President of Oak Valley Coding Club, helping organize coding activities and student projects
  • Arduino Club teacher, introducing younger students to electronics, programming, and hands-on engineering
  • Team Optix 3749 FIRST Robotics member in the Administrative Department
  • Del Norte Rocketry Club rocket designer with experience in aerospace engineering and technical design
  • Internship experience at Jeeva AI, supporting AI research, testing, and technical workflows
  • Fluent in Python with experience in programming, automation, and technical problem-solving
  • Math Olympiad participant with strong analytical and quantitative reasoning skills
  • Passionate about RC planes, drones, electronics, robotics, aerospace, and hands-on engineering
  • Focused on helping students build technical confidence, coding ability, engineering intuition, and disciplined problem-solving habits

Abhi and Ishan bring years of competition, project-building, tutoring, and leadership experience. CoreMinds is built on the belief that strong students are developed through consistency, confidence, and personalized mentorship.

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Beyond the founders, CoreMinds mentors span STEM, software, finance, healthcare, and writing.