Andrew Poenicke

Andy graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School. He was the top ranked student in his Mechanical Engineering class and researched non-recourse loans for Dr Susan Wachter, former Assistant Secretary of HUD under Andrew Cuomo in the Clinton Administration. After Penn, he worked in energy finance and became the oil trader on a desk for a Fortune 500 company. He eventually began to trade his own book and also rediscovered his love for tutoring by teaching math, science and even medical sonography from people that recommended him. His love of teaching led him to focus more on educating the next generation, not only in a greater understanding of the subject material, but how to cope with the rigors of college and life past high school. In his spare time, Andy enjoys cooking and often can be found smoking ribs or an entire pork shoulder in a cardboard box. He volunteers as an advocate for foster children in Manhattan Family Court while trying to read a book a week.