Dr. Annapurna S. Kamath is a mathematics educator, pedagogist and Master Trainer with over 25 years of experience in education, across university, school, preschool and early childhood settings. She specialises in mathematics pedagogy, curriculum development, teacher training and setting up learning systems.

Her work focuses on making mathematics learning joyful and interactive through a constructivist approach. She designed Akshara Ganitha, a hands-on mathematics programme for Classes 1 to 5 built on the 5E model of constructivism, with collaborative learning and continuous assessment built in. The programme was scaled into Ganitha Kalika Andolan across all districts of Karnataka and was adopted in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. She has also designed teaching-learning kits, training videos and content for a primary mathematics learning app, and has set up maths labs in schools. Earlier in her career, she founded and directed an early childhood centre, and she established the MCA department at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.

Annapurna is a Senior Pedagogist and Master Trainer at Akshara Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications from Bangalore University, with research on optimising how children learn mathematics. She is committed to moving education from a focus on scores to a focus on life, and to equipping teachers to make mathematics meaningful for every child.