Nate Ackerman

Nathanael Leedom Ackerman (born March 4, 1978),^[1] known as Nate Ackerman, is a British-American mathematician and wrestler. He is the son of Peter Ackerman and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman.

Nate Ackerman

Ackerman in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Nathanael Leedom Ackerman[1]
Nationality	Great Britain  United States
Born	(1978-03-04) March 4, 1978 (age 47)[1] New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Lecturer in mathematics at Harvard University
Parent(s)	Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Dave Schultz Wrestling Club

Ackerman competed in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as part of the Great Britain National Team.^[2] He also competed in the 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2011 World Championships.^[3] Ackerman's best international finish was fifth at the 2011 Commonwealth Championship.^[1]

Ackerman was born in New York City, New York, United States to Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman. He was educated at the American School in London^[4] and then Harvard University, where he graduated in June 2000.

He received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 2006 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[5][6]