Operating Committee
Alexander Sanzone
Commissioner
Alexander Sanzone is the Commissioner of the Intercollegiate Poker Association. Alexander is a member of the Brown Poker Team.
Alexander is a junior at Brown University pursuing a degree in economics and history.
Daniel Matten
Associate Commissioner
Daniel Matten is the Associate Commissioner of the Intercollegiate Poker Association. Daniel is a member of the Duke Poker Team.
Daniel is a sophomore at Duke University pursuing a degree in electrical and computer engineering, and computer science.
Jacob Matten
Associate Commissioner
Jacob Matten is the Associate Commissioner of the Intercollegiate Poker Association. Jacob is a member of the Brown Poker Team.
Jacob is a sophomore at Brown University pursuing a degree in computer engineering.
Advisory
Jonathan Tam, PhD
Advisor
Jonathan Tam is an Advisor for the Intercollegiate Poker Association. Jonathan is a former member of the University of Oxford Poker Team and was the MVP for the 2022 season.
Jonathan is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Verona.
Jonathan holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Oxford, specializing in the areas of stochastic analysis and optimization.
Nathan Josephs, PhD
Advisor
Nathan Josephs is an Advisor for the Intercollegiate Poker Association. He is a former member of the Boston University Poker Team and won the 2019 IPA championship.
Nathan is currently an Assistant Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University. Nathan was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University.
Nathan holds a PhD in statistics from Boston University, a MA in mathematics from Wesleyan, and a BA in mathematics and philosophy from Wesleyan where he played fullback for the men’s rugby team. He can be reached at njosephs.com.
Board of Directors
Alexander Woo
Chairman
Alexander Woo is the chairman and founder of the Intercollegiate Poker Association. He served as Commissioner of the IPA for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
Alexander is currently a quantitative professional at GBM Securities in London. Prior to GBM Securities, Alexander started his career at BlackRock as a quantitative analyst in Tokyo and New York City.
Alexander holds a BS in computer science and economics from the University of Michigan.
Derek Woo
Non-Executive Director
Derek Woo is a board member of the Intercollegiate Poker Association.
Derek is currently an investment professional at Global Infrastructure (GIP), a part of BlackRock in New York City. Prior to GIP, Derek started his career in Citi’s Power, Utilities & Renewables banking team in New York City.
Derek holds a BA in history from Harvard College.