Education
Tulane University; Pennsylvania State University. National Research Nuclear University.
Tulane University; Pennsylvania State University. National Research Nuclear University.
Kriventsov has played in four United States Chess Championships. Kriventsov has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering (with specialization in power electronics) from Penn State University, which he obtained in 2004. He worked as an adjunct faculty member at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana between 2004 and 2007, where he also received an Master of Surgery degree in Computer Science in 2007.
Kriventsov is also an aspiring poker player.
He has played and cashed in several World Series of Poker circuit events.