Career
And is listed first under "Thanks" in the mathematical textbook The Art of Problem Solving. He contributes problems to the United States of America Mathematics Olympiad. He was a grader at Mathematics Olympiad Program, a seminar that prepares kids for Mathematics Olympiad.
Vandervelde founded the Stanford Mathematics Circle.
He currently is a coordinator of the San Francisco Mathematics Circle and gives classes at Mathpath as well. His other interests include playing soccer, spending time with his two young boys, and cooking.
He received his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago in June 2004. He currently resides in Canton, New York and is a professor of mathematics at Saint Lawrence University.