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The **Art of Problem Solving Initiative** is an American non-profit organization based in [[united_states:new_york:New York City]], [[united_states:New York]]. It is closely affiliated with the [[Art of Problem Solving]]. | The **Art of Problem Solving Initiative Inc.** is an American non-profit organization based in [[united_states:new_york:New York City]], [[united_states:New York]]. It is closely affiliated with the [[Art of Problem Solving]]. |
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===== History ===== | ===== History ===== |
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The initiative was founded in 2004, and started by running the [[USA Mathematical Talent Search]], a nationwide math contest sponsored by the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) which continues to run to this day.((//General Info.// The Art of Problem Solving Initiative. Retrieved January 14, 2023, from https://archive.ph/2RZs9)) For many years, the Initiative also ran the Local Programs Initiative which provided fiscal sponsorship to math circles and clubs across the country. | The initiative was founded in 2004, and started by running the [[USA Mathematical Talent Search]], a nationwide math contest sponsored by the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) which continues to run to this day.((//General Info.// The Art of Problem Solving Initiative. Retrieved January 14, 2023, from https://archive.ph/2RZs9)) For many years, the Initiative also ran the Local Programs Initiative which provided fiscal sponsorship to math circles and clubs across the country. |
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| In 2011, the initiative launched the [[Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics]] (BEAM) program.((//History of Art of Problem Solving.// AoPS. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230322215644/https://artofproblemsolving.com/company/history)) |
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| In 2021, the initiative received a $1,000 grant from the [[Silicon Valley Community Foundation]] (SVCF).((//Grants Catalog.// Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Retrieved February 21, 2023, from https://archive.ph/NYlzA)) |
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===== Organization ===== | ===== Organization ===== |
* [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) | * [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) |
* [[Science Sandbox]] by the [[Simons Foundation]] | * [[Science Sandbox]] by the [[Simons Foundation]] |
| * [[Silicon Valley Community Foundation]] (SVCF)((//Grants Catalog.// Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Retrieved February 21, 2023, from https://archive.ph/NYlzA)) |
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==== Personnel ==== | ==== Personnel ==== |
| [[Darryl Hill]] | Secretary | [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] | | | [[Darryl Hill]] | Secretary | [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] | |
| [[Nanayaa Dadson]] | Treasurer | [[JPMorgan Chase]] | | | [[Nanayaa Dadson]] | Treasurer | [[JPMorgan Chase]] | |
| | [[Sandor Lehoczky]] | Co-founder, Board member | [[Jane Street Capital]] | |
| [[Ken Baron]] | Board member | [[Two Sigma Investments]], [[Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics]] (BEAM) | | | [[Ken Baron]] | Board member | [[Two Sigma Investments]], [[Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics]] (BEAM) | |
| [[Edray Goins]] | Board member | [[Pomona College]], [[Harvard University]], [[National Security Agency]] (NSA), [[California Institute of Technology]] (CalTech), [[Purdue University]], [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) | | | [[Edray Goins]] | Board member | [[Pomona College]], [[Harvard University]], [[National Security Agency]] (NSA), [[California Institute of Technology]] (CalTech), [[Purdue University]], [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) | |
| [[Kristin Kearns-Jordan]] | Board member | [[Urban Assembly]], [[Tortora Sillcox Foundation]], [[Bronx Preparatory Charter School]], [[School Choice Scholarships Foundation]], [[Student Sponsor Partners]], [[READ Foundation]], [[Cathedral School of St. John the Divine]] | | | [[Kristin Kearns-Jordan]] | Board member | [[Urban Assembly]], [[Tortora Sillcox Foundation]], [[Bronx Preparatory Charter School]], [[School Choice Scholarships Foundation]], [[Student Sponsor Partners]], [[READ Foundation]], [[Cathedral School of St. John the Divine]] | |
| [[Kiran Kedlaya]] | Board member | [[University of California San Diego]] | | | [[Kiran Kedlaya]] | Board member | [[University of California San Diego]] | |
| [[Sandor Lehoczky]] | Board member | [[Jane Street Capital]] | | |
| [[Paul Sherman]] | Board member | [[Polynera Institute]], [[Weiss Asset Management]], [[Waring School]] | | | [[Paul Sherman]] | Board member | [[Polynera Institute]], [[Weiss Asset Management]], [[Waring School]] | |
| [[Susan Schwartz Wildstrom]] | Board member | [[Walt Whitman High School]], [[American Mathematical Society]], [[Mathematical Association of America]] | | | [[Susan Schwartz Wildstrom]] | Board member | [[Walt Whitman High School]], [[American Mathematical Society]], [[Mathematical Association of America]] | |
| [[Harold Reiter]] | Treasurer (former)((//Directors and Key People.// The Art of Problem Solving Initiative. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20150614002148/http://www.artofproblemsolving.org/people.html)) | [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]], [[International Tournament of Towns]], [[MATHCOUNTS]], [[Mathematical Association of America]] | | | [[Harold Reiter]] | Treasurer (former)((//Directors and Key People.// The Art of Problem Solving Initiative. Retrieved June 14, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20150614002148/http://www.artofproblemsolving.org/people.html)) | [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]], [[International Tournament of Towns]], [[MATHCOUNTS]], [[Mathematical Association of America]] | |