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Positions count by year
Hover over a name to see the position and date range. This table only
includes positions where at least the start date is known. The positions count
can count the same person multiple times if they held different positions;
similarly, the list of staff may include the same person multiple times if
they held more than one position during a single year.
For each year, a person is included if they were at the organization for any
part of the year; this means the actual staff count at any point during
the year can be lower (or higher, if some staff held multiple positions in a
single year).
Year
Positions count
Researchers
General staff
Associates
Board members
Advisors
2021
6
Jesse Clifton
Allan Dafoe , Dario Amodei , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Ruairi Donnelly
2022
9
Jesse Clifton
Allan Dafoe , Dario Amodei , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Lewis Hammond , Ruairi Donnelly
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
Vincent Conitzer
2023
13
Akbir Khan , Jesse Clifton , Lewis Hammond
Allan Dafoe , Cecilia Elena Tilli , Dario Amodei , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Lewis Hammond , Michelle Virgo , Ruairi Donnelly
Vincent Conitzer
2024
23
Akbir Khan , Chandler Smith , Jesse Clifton , Lewis Hammond
Allan Dafoe , Cecilia Elena Tilli , Dario Amodei , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Marta Bieńkiewicz , Michelle Virgo , Rebecca Eddington , Rebecca Eddington , Ruairi Donnelly
Edward Hughes , Jakob Foerster , Joel Leibo , Joel Leibo , Kate Larson , Natasha Jaques , Noam Brown , Vincent Conitzer
2025
28
Chandler Smith , Jesse Clifton , Joss Oliver , Lewis Hammond , Usman Anwar
Allan Dafoe , Cecilia Elena Tilli , Dario Amodei , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Goda Mockute , Marta Bieńkiewicz , Michelle Virgo , Natalia Fernandez Ashman , Rebecca Eddington , Ruairi Donnelly , Thore Graepel
Cecilia Elena Tilli
Audrey Tang
Edward Hughes , Jakob Foerster , Joel Leibo , Joel Leibo , Kate Larson , Natasha Jaques , Noam Brown , Vincent Conitzer
2026
25
Chandler Smith , Jesse Clifton , Joss Oliver , Lewis Hammond , Usman Anwar
Allan Dafoe , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Goda Mockute , Marta Bieńkiewicz , Michelle Virgo , Natalia Fernandez Ashman , Rebecca Eddington , Thore Graepel
Cecilia Elena Tilli
Audrey Tang
Edward Hughes , Jakob Foerster , Joel Leibo , Joel Leibo , Kate Larson , Natasha Jaques , Noam Brown , Vincent Conitzer
Number of full-time staff at the beginning each year
The following table lists some dates and people who were at the organization
on the given date (namely, the start of the year). The table may not list every
person who worked for the organization (e.g. they could have joined and left in
the middle of a single year). This table excludes associates, interns,
advisors, and board members.
Date
Staff count
Staff
2022-01-01
7
Allan Dafoe , Dario Amodei , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Jesse Clifton , Lewis Hammond , Ruairi Donnelly
2023-01-01
8
Akbir Khan , Allan Dafoe , Dario Amodei , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Jesse Clifton , Lewis Hammond , Ruairi Donnelly
2024-01-01
11
Akbir Khan , Allan Dafoe , Cecilia Elena Tilli , Dario Amodei , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Jesse Clifton , Lewis Hammond , Michelle Virgo , Ruairi Donnelly
2025-01-01
13
Allan Dafoe , Cecilia Elena Tilli , Chandler Smith , Dario Amodei , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Jesse Clifton , Lewis Hammond , Marta Bieńkiewicz , Michelle Virgo , Rebecca Eddington , Ruairi Donnelly
2026-01-01
15
Allan Dafoe , Chandler Smith , David Norman , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Goda Mockute , Jesse Clifton , Joss Oliver , Lewis Hammond , Marta Bieńkiewicz , Michelle Virgo , Natalia Fernandez Ashman , Rebecca Eddington , Thore Graepel , Usman Anwar
Full history of additions and subtractions
This table shows the full change history of positions. Each row corresponds
to at least one addition or removal of a position. Additions are in green and
subtractions are in red. If a position name changed,
it is listed simultaneously as an addition (of the new name) and removal (of
the old name) and colored yellow. Additionally there are faded variants of each
color for visited links.
Date
Number of positions
Number of positions added
Number of positions removed
Positions added
Positions removed
1
1
0
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
2021-05-05
6
5
0
Allan Dafoe , Dario Amodei , Eric Horvitz , Gillian Hadfield , Ruairi Donnelly
2021-06-01
7
1
0
Jesse Clifton
2022-01-01
8
1
0
Lewis Hammond
2022-04-17
9
1
0
Vincent Conitzer
2022-05-09
8
0
-1
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
2022-06-16
9
1
0
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
2022-11-15
8
0
-1
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
2023-01-01
9
1
0
Akbir Khan
2023-03-01
10
1
0
Michelle Virgo
2023-05-01
11
1
0
Cecilia Elena Tilli
2023-11-01
12
2
-1
David Norman , Lewis Hammond
Lewis Hammond
2024-02-01
13
1
0
Rebecca Eddington
2024-05-01
14
1
0
Marta Bieńkiewicz
2024-06-01
15
1
0
Chandler Smith
2024-07-01
14
0
-1
Akbir Khan
2024-09-01
19
6
-1
Edward Hughes , Jakob Foerster , Joel Leibo , Kate Larson , Natasha Jaques , Noam Brown
Rebecca Eddington
2024-10-01
20
1
0
Rebecca Eddington
2024-12-01
21
1
0
Joel Leibo
2025-03-01
22
2
-1
Cecilia Elena Tilli , Goda Mockute
Cecilia Elena Tilli
2025-04-01
23
1
0
Natalia Fernandez Ashman
2025-05-01
24
1
0
Audrey Tang
2025-08-01
25
1
0
Joss Oliver
2025-09-01
26
1
0
Usman Anwar
2025-10-01
27
1
0
Thore Graepel
2025-12-01
26
0
-1
Goda Mockute
2025-12-30
24
0
-2
Dario Amodei , Ruairi Donnelly
2026-01-01
25
1
0
Goda Mockute
List of people (34 positions)
Person
Title
Start date
End date
AI safety relation Subject Employment type
Source
Notes
Cecilia Elena Tilli
Associate Director (Research & Grants)
2025-03-01
[1] , [2]
Usman Anwar
Research Analyst
2025-09-01
part-time
[3] , [2]
Lewis Hammond
Research Director
2023-11-01
[4] , [5]
Joss Oliver
Research Analyst
2025-08-01
full-time
[6] , [2]
David Norman
Managing Director
2023-11-01
[7] , [2]
Michelle Virgo
People and Operations Manager
2023-03-01
full-time
[8] , [2]
Natalia Fernandez Ashman
Communications Officer
2025-04-01
full-time
[9] , [2]
Marta Bieńkiewicz
Policy and Partnerships Manager
2024-05-01
[10] , [2]
Chandler Smith
Research Engineer
2024-06-01
full-time
[11] , [2]
Goda Mockute
Programme Manager
2026-01-01
[12] , [2]
Rebecca Eddington
Grants and Events Officer
2024-10-01
full-time
[13] , [2]
Remote
Allan Dafoe
Trustee
2021-05-05
board member
[14] , [2]
Eric Horvitz
Trustee
2021-05-05
board member
[2]
Gillian Hadfield
Trustee
2021-05-05
board member
[14] , [2]
Thore Graepel
Trustee
2025-10-01
board member
[15] , [2]
Jesse Clifton
Research Analyst
2021-06-01
part-time
[16]
Audrey Tang
Trustee (Board of Trustees)
2025-05-01
board member
[17] , [2]
Joel Leibo
Advisor
2024-12-01
advisor
[18] , [2]
Noam Brown
Advisor
2024-09-01
advisor
[19] , [2]
Jakob Foerster
Advisor
2024-09-01
advisor
[19] , [2]
Edward Hughes
Advisor
2024-09-01
advisor
[19] , [2]
Natasha Jaques
Advisor
2024-09-01
advisor
[19] , [2]
Kate Larson
Advisor
2024-09-01
advisor
[19] , [2]
Joel Leibo
Advisor
2024-09-01
advisor
[19] , [2]
Cecilia Elena Tilli
Program Manager
2023-05-01
2025-03-01
[5] , [1]
Goda Mockute
Community Manager
2025-03-01
2025-12-01
[12] , [2]
Rebecca Eddington
Program Administrator
2024-02-01
2024-09-01
full-time
[13] , [2]
Remote
Lewis Hammond
Acting Executive Director
2022-01-01
2023-11-01
part-time
[4] , [20]
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
Operations Associate
2022-06-16
2022-11-15
[21] , [22]
Amrit Sidhu-Brar
Operations Manager
2022-05-09
[23]
Akbir Khan
Research Analyst
2023-01-01
2024-07-01
full-time
[24] , [5]
Dario Amodei
Trustee
2021-05-05
2025-12-30
board member
[14] , [25]
Vincent Conitzer
Advisor
2022-04-17
advisor
[20] , [5]
Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Professor at University of Oxford
Ruairi Donnelly
Trustee
2021-05-05
2025-12-30
board member
[14] , [25]
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Similar organizations
Organization
Number of people in common
List of people in common
OpenAI
4
Gillian Hadfield , Noam Brown , Jakob Foerster , Dario Amodei
Center on Long-Term Risk
3
Lewis Hammond , Jesse Clifton , Amrit Sidhu-Brar
Partnership on AI
3
Eric Horvitz , Thore Graepel , Dario Amodei
AI Safety Camp
2
Cecilia Elena Tilli , Lewis Hammond
Centre for the Governance of AI
2
Lewis Hammond , Allan Dafoe
Future of Humanity Institute
2
Lewis Hammond , Allan Dafoe
Center for Human-Compatible AI
2
Gillian Hadfield , Jakob Foerster
Center for Emerging Risk Research
2
Jesse Clifton , Ruairi Donnelly
Effective Altruism Foundation
2
Jesse Clifton , Amrit Sidhu-Brar
University of Oxford
1
Allan Dafoe
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
1
Allan Dafoe
Yale University
1
Allan Dafoe
Methuselah Foundation
1
Allan Dafoe
Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
1
Allan Dafoe
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
1
Eric Horvitz
Google DeepMind
1
Thore Graepel
Foundational Research Institute
1
Jesse Clifton
Carnegie Mellon University
1
Noam Brown
Google Brain
1
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
1
Dario Amodei
Coefficient Giving
1
Dario Amodei
Duke University
1
Vincent Conitzer