John Mighton ‘82
Dr. Mighton is a mathematician, author, playwright, and the founder of JUMP Math (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigees). John almost failed first–year Calculus in university, but his love of math and his belief that everyone has great mathematical potential led him to found JUMP as a kitchen–table tutoring group in 1998, John now tirelessly volunteers his time and expertise as the lead curriculum developer for the JUMP Math Student Workbooks and Teacher’s Manuals. John also donates all proceeds from his publications and speaking engagements to the JUMP program.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario John completed a BA at the University of Toronto before he returned to Hamilton to lecture in philosophy at McMaster, where he received a Masters in philosophy in 1982. John’s Hamilton stay was short lived as he returned to Toronto to complete his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Toronto earning him an NSERC fellowship for postdoctoral research in knot and graph theory. He is currently a Fellow of the Fields Institute for Mathematical Research and lecturer of mathematics at the University of Toronto.