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PHILOSOPHY
CIVIC EDUCATION

Meridian (phi). Pronunciation: mə-RID-ee-ən.

noun. meridian. A reference line on which a position is fixed. The point of maximum standing the sun reaches at noon.

Greek letter. Φ (phi). The golden ratio. Proportion that recurs in growth and design.

Side by side they name the standard and its measure. The route to the zenith runs through both.

The world's best ideas die unheard. Meridian builds the people who carry them.

MISSION
CIVIC EDUCATION

Expand civic education through discourse.

The internet and artificial intelligence have fundamentally scaled the distance between people, insulating us in digital echo chambers. Meridian bridges this gap. We deliver the software infrastructure to host discourse and provide the instruction required to develop universal communication skills.

DOCTRINE
FULL DOCUMENTS

The long-form case behind Meridian: the problem we exist to answer, and the architecture of our response. Written for those who want the whole argument, not the summary.

RESONANCE
Universal resonance.
WHO WE ARE

We’ve assembled the people who get it. Our team has communicated in every setting imaginable: from corporate boardrooms and law offices to the national stage.

WHAT WE DO

We teach you how to think critically and speak clearly anywhere. Most coaches teach insular techniques that trap you inside a singular setting. Meridian delivers a hard reset. We build independent communicators, not copies of a coach.

FOUNDERS
THE PEOPLE

Meridian was founded by two friends who saw the same gap from opposite sides of the world.

Justus Aryani and Nathan Chen, co-founders of Meridian, in Wengen, Switzerland.
JUSTUS ARYANI + NATHAN CHEN46.73° N · 7.67° E · WENGEN, CH
Justus Aryani
Co-Founder

Inaugural Coolidge President's Cup Champion. Cyber Security at Collin College. Eight years across five leagues. He builds the systems and partnerships that make Meridian's platform possible.

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Nathan Chen
Co-Founder

2024 National Champion. Computer Science at UW Seattle. He builds the tools and coaches the students that make Meridian's standard possible.

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WORK WITH US
THREE PATHS
PARTNER
GET IN TOUCH

Partner with Meridian.

We work with a small number of programs, individuals, and institutions each cycle. Inquiries are reviewed personally by the founders.