Richard Rusczyk

Richard Rusczyk (/ˈrʌsɪk/); born September 21, 1971) is an American mathematician. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Art of Problem Solving Inc. and a co-author of the Art of Problem Solving textbooks. Rusczyk was a national Mathcounts participant in 1985, and he won the USA Math Olympiad (USAMO) in 1989. He is one of the co-creators of the Mandelbrot Competition, and a former director of the USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS). He also founded the San Diego Math Circle.

Richard Rusczyk
Born	(1971-09-21) September 21, 1971 (age 54) Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University
Known for	Art of Problem Solving
Spouse	Vanessa Rusczyk
Awards	World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions Paul Erdös Award (2014)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Art of Problem Solving

Early life

Richard Rusczyk was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1971.^[1] He signed up for the MathCounts program when he was in middle school. As a high schooler, Rusczyk was a part of his high school math team and took part in the American Mathematics Competitions.^[2] Rusczyk would later go on to win the USA Math Olympiad (USAMO) and make the alternates for the USA team for the International Math Olympiad (IMO).^[3] Rusczyk would later go on to attend Princeton University, which he graduated from in 1993.^[4] After graduating from college, Rusczyk went to graduate school which he would later quit to pursue becoming a high school teacher.^[5]