Information for AI for Good Foundation

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Basic information

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Other names ai4good
Country United States
Facebook username AI4Good
YouTube username aiforgoodfoundation3650
Twitter username AI4Good
Website https://ai4good.org/about-us/our-team/
Team page https://ai4good.org/about-us/our-team/
Launch date 2015-01-01
Last recorded date when we made major data updates for this org 2024-09-26

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
2015 3 James Hodson James Hodson, Michael Witbrock
2016 10 Gary Marcus, James Hodson, Stefano Pacifico, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock Damian Borth, Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior
2017 13 Gary Marcus, James Hodson, Stefano Pacifico, Vanessa S. Bradesko, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani Charlotte Stanton, Damian Borth, Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior
2018 13 Andy Spezzatti, James Hodson, Vanessa S. Bradesko, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani Charlotte Stanton, Damian Borth, Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior, Johannes Erett
2019 13 Andy Spezzatti, James Hodson, Vanessa S. Bradesko, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani Charlotte Stanton, Damian Borth, Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior, Johannes Erett
2020 23 Andy Spezzatti, Courtney Perales Reyes, Ifejesu Ogunleye, James Hodson, Ruchir Sachdev, Tia Christopher, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan Adam Mincks Abe Hsuan, Achim Rettinger, Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani Amir Banifatemi, Charlotte Stanton, Damian Borth, Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior, Johannes Erett, Matthew Grotenstein, Mitja Jermol, Pedro Siena Neto
2021 25 Mario De Jesus, Tenzin Migmar Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Blaz Novak, Courtney Perales Reyes, Eliot Frazier, Ifejesu Ogunleye, James Hodson, Lindsey Asis, Lindsey Asis, Matthew Grotenstein, Ruchir Sachdev, Sileshi Bedasie Hirko, Tia Christopher, Tia Christopher, Trisha Nicole Bautista Adam Mincks Abe Hsuan, Achim Rettinger, Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani
2022 35 Chi Yun Chen, Marcos Tidball, Tenzin Migmar Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Angela Higley, Bessie O"dell, Catherine Li, Christine Cepelak, Eliot Frazier, Ifejesu Ogunleye, James Hodson, Kat Weideman, Lindsey Asis, Lindsey Asis, Mariana Rufin, Pedro Gonçalves, Ralf Bremer, Randon Taylor, Ruchir Sachdev, Ruchir Sachdev, Sajeda Amro, Tia Christopher, Volodymyr Goshylyk Adam Mincks, Raeda Zleik, XiLin Choi Abe Hsuan, Achim Rettinger, Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Mark Minevich, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani
2023 23 Tenzin Migmar Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Angela Higley, Catherine Li, Eliot Frazier, James Hodson, Kat Weideman, Mamdouh Alqudsi, Pedro Gonçalves, Ralf Bremer, Ruchir Sachdev, Sajeda Amro, Volodymyr Goshylyk Raeda Zleik Abe Hsuan, Achim Rettinger, Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Mark Minevich, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani
2024 18 Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Eliot Frazier, Elizabeth Taylor, James Hodson, Lacey Hunter, Mamdouh Alqudsi, Ralf Bremer, Volodymyr Goshylyk, Volodymyr Goshylyk Abe Hsuan, Achim Rettinger, Claudia Perlich, James Hodson, Mark Minevich, Marko Grobelnik, Michael Witbrock, Rayid Ghani

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
2016-01-01 1 James Hodson
2017-01-01 5 Gary Marcus, James Hodson, Stefano Pacifico, Vanessa S. Bradesko, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan
2018-01-01 3 James Hodson, Vanessa S. Bradesko, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan
2019-01-01 4 Andy Spezzatti, James Hodson, Vanessa S. Bradesko, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan
2020-01-01 3 Andy Spezzatti, James Hodson, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan
2021-01-01 9 Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Blaz Novak, Courtney Perales Reyes, Ifejesu Ogunleye, James Hodson, Lindsey Asis, Ruchir Sachdev, Tia Christopher
2022-01-01 8 Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Eliot Frazier, Ifejesu Ogunleye, James Hodson, Lindsey Asis, Ruchir Sachdev, Tia Christopher
2023-01-01 11 Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Angela Higley, Catherine Li, Eliot Frazier, James Hodson, Kat Weideman, Pedro Gonçalves, Ralf Bremer, Ruchir Sachdev, Volodymyr Goshylyk
2024-01-01 8 Anastassia Fedyk, Andy Spezzatti, Eliot Frazier, James Hodson, Lacey Hunter, Mamdouh Alqudsi, Ralf Bremer, Volodymyr Goshylyk

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
2015-01-01 1 1 0 Michael Witbrock
2015-08-01 3 2 0 James Hodson, James Hodson
2016-01-01 4 1 0 Claudia Perlich
2016-02-01 5 1 0 Damian Borth
2016-04-01 9 4 0 Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior, Gary Marcus, Stefano Pacifico, Zaruhi Mkrtumyan
2016-06-01 10 1 0 Marko Grobelnik
2017-01-01 12 2 0 Rayid Ghani, Vanessa S. Bradesko
2017-06-01 13 1 0 Charlotte Stanton
2017-10-01 11 0 -2 Gary Marcus, Stefano Pacifico
2018-05-01 12 1 0 Johannes Erett
2018-09-01 13 1 0 Andy Spezzatti
2019-12-01 12 0 -1 Vanessa S. Bradesko
2020-02-01 16 5 -1 Abe Hsuan, Amir Banifatemi, Matthew Grotenstein, Mitja Jermol, Pedro Siena Neto Damian Borth
2020-04-01 17 1 0 Tia Christopher
2020-06-01 20 3 0 Courtney Perales Reyes, Ifejesu Ogunleye, Ruchir Sachdev
2020-08-01 21 1 0 Adam Mincks
2020-10-01 21 1 -1 Achim Rettinger Zaruhi Mkrtumyan
2020-11-01 15 0 -6 Amir Banifatemi, Charlotte Stanton, Johannes Erett, Matthew Grotenstein, Mitja Jermol, Pedro Siena Neto
2021-01-01 17 3 -1 Anastassia Fedyk, Blaz Novak, Lindsey Asis Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior
2021-01-02 18 1 0 Tia Christopher
2021-02-01 17 0 -1 Courtney Perales Reyes
2021-04-01 18 1 0 Eliot Frazier
2021-06-01 19 1 0 Matthew Grotenstein
2021-06-02 18 0 -1 Matthew Grotenstein
2021-09-01 19 2 -1 Mario De Jesus, Tenzin Migmar Lindsey Asis
2021-09-02 20 1 0 Lindsey Asis
2021-10-01 20 1 -1 Sileshi Bedasie Hirko Sileshi Bedasie Hirko
2021-12-01 20 1 -1 Trisha Nicole Bautista Blaz Novak
2021-12-02 19 0 -1 Trisha Nicole Bautista
2022-01-01 18 1 -2 Mark Minevich Mario De Jesus, Tia Christopher
2022-03-01 19 1 0 Angela Higley
2022-05-01 23 4 0 Kat Weideman, Mariana Rufin, Randon Taylor, XiLin Choi
2022-06-01 27 4 0 Chi Yun Chen, Christine Cepelak, Lindsey Asis, Pedro Gonçalves
2022-07-01 31 6 -2 Bessie O"dell, Catherine Li, Marcos Tidball, Raeda Zleik, Ralf Bremer, Sajeda Amro Christine Cepelak, XiLin Choi
2022-07-02 30 0 -1 Marcos Tidball
2022-08-01 26 0 -4 Adam Mincks, Chi Yun Chen, Ifejesu Ogunleye, Mariana Rufin
2022-09-01 25 0 -1 Bessie O"dell
2022-10-01 21 0 -4 Lindsey Asis, Lindsey Asis, Ruchir Sachdev, Tia Christopher
2022-10-02 22 1 0 Ruchir Sachdev
2022-11-01 21 0 -1 Randon Taylor
2022-12-01 22 1 0 Volodymyr Goshylyk
2023-03-01 21 0 -1 Pedro Gonçalves
2023-04-01 19 0 -2 Catherine Li, Raeda Zleik
2023-07-01 18 0 -1 Angela Higley
2023-10-01 14 0 -4 Kat Weideman, Ruchir Sachdev, Sajeda Amro, Tenzin Migmar
2023-11-01 15 1 0 Mamdouh Alqudsi
2024-01-01 16 1 0 Lacey Hunter
2024-02-01 17 1 0 Elizabeth Taylor
2024-06-01 17 1 -1 Volodymyr Goshylyk Volodymyr Goshylyk

List of people (59 positions)

Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
James Hodson Chief Executive Officer 2015-08-01 full-time [1], [2], [3]
Anastassia Fedyk Chief Economist 2021-01-01 [4], [5], [3]
Lacey Hunter Chief Operating Officer 2024-01-01 full-time [6], [7], [3]
Volodymyr Goshylyk Chief Development Officer 2024-06-01 contractor [8], [3]
Eliot Frazier Director of AI Infrastructure 2021-04-01 [9], [10], [11]
Mamdouh Alqudsi Director of Migration and Settlement Affairs 2023-11-01 [6], [12], [3]
Elizabeth Taylor SDG Catalyst 2024-02-01 [6], [3]
Ralf Bremer Director of Web Design 2022-07-01 [4], [3]
Andy Spezzatti AI/ML Special Projects Lead 2018-09-01 [4], [13], [3]
Rayid Ghani Board Member 2017-01-01 board member [14], [15], [3]
Marko Grobelnik Board Member 2016-06-01 board member [16], [3]
James Hodson Board Member 2015-08-01 board member [16], [17], [3]
Abe Hsuan Board Member 2020-02-01 board member [18], [3]
Mark Minevich Board Member 2022-01-01 board member [19], [20], [3]
Claudia Perlich Board Member 2016-01-01 board member [16], [21], [3]
Achim Rettinger Board Member 2020-10-01 board member [18], [22], [3]
Michael Witbrock Board Member 2015-01-01 board member [23], [24], [3]
Volodymyr Goshylyk Director of Programs 2022-12-01 2024-06-01 [25], [8], [26]
Damian Borth Advisor 2016-02-01 2020-02-01 advisor [16], [18]
Gary Marcus Co-founder and Director 2016-04-01 2017-10-01 [1], [27]
Stefano Pacifico Co-founder 2016-04-01 2017-10-01 [1], [27]
Zaruhi Mkrtumyan Legal Consultant 2016-04-01 2020-10-01 [1], [28], [29]
Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior Advisor 2016-04-01 2021-01-01 advisor [16], [30], [29]
Charlotte Stanton Advisor 2017-06-01 2020-11-01 advisor [31]
Vanessa S. Bradesko Executive Vice President 2017-01-01 2019-12-01 [18], [32], [29]
Amir Banifatemi Advisor 2020-02-01 2020-11-01 advisor [33], [29]
Johannes Erett Advisor 2018-05-01 2020-11-01 advisor [33], [34], [29]
Matthew Grotenstein Advisor 2020-02-01 2020-11-01 advisor [33], [35], [29]
Mitja Jermol Advisor 2020-02-01 2020-11-01 advisor [33], [35], [29]
Pedro Siena Neto Advisor 2020-02-01 2020-11-01 advisor [33], [35], [29]
Tia Christopher VP Operations 2020-04-01 2022-01-01 [36], [37], [38]
Tia Christopher VP Operations 2021-01-02 2022-10-01 [19], [37], [39]
Blaz Novak VP of Engineering 2021-01-01 2021-12-01 [36], [38]
Ruchir Sachdev VP Marketing 2020-06-01 2022-10-01 [36], [40], [4]
Ruchir Sachdev Digital Assets Lead 2022-10-02 2023-10-01 [39], [41]
Courtney Perales Reyes Digital Assets Lead 2020-06-01 2021-02-01 contractor [36], [42]
Lindsey Asis Program Coordinator 2021-01-01 2021-09-01 full-time [36], [43]
Lindsey Asis Senior Project Manager 2021-09-02 2022-10-01 full-time [44], [43], [19]
Lindsey Asis Director of Programs 2022-06-01 2022-10-01 full-time [4], [43], [19], [39]
Ifejesu Ogunleye Sustainable Development Policy Fellow 2020-06-01 2022-08-01 contractor [36], [45], [9]
Tenzin Migmar ML Research and Sustainable AI Policy Intern 2021-09-01 2023-10-01 intern [44], [41]
Mario De Jesus ML Research and Strategic Communications Intern 2021-09-01 2022-01-01 intern [44], [19]
Matthew Grotenstein Corporate Partnerships 2021-06-01 2021-06-02 [9]
Sileshi Bedasie Hirko Visiting Scholar 2021-10-01 2021-10-01 [38], [46]
Trisha Nicole Bautista Sustainable AI Policy Intern 2021-12-01 2021-12-02 intern [38]
Adam Mincks Research & Policy Associate 2020-08-01 2022-08-01 associate [4], [47], [48]
Angela Higley Project Manager 2022-03-01 2023-07-01 [4], [49], [41]
Catherine Li Outreach Coordinator 2022-07-01 2023-04-01 [4], [48]
Randon Taylor Visiting Scholar 2022-05-01 2022-11-01 [4], [50], [41]
Kat Weideman Office Manager 2022-05-01 2023-10-01 [4], [41]
XiLin Choi Research and Communications Associate 2022-05-01 2022-07-01 associate [4], [51]
Pedro Gonçalves Web Developer 2022-06-01 2023-03-01 full-time [4], [52], [41]
Raeda Zleik AI/ML Special Projects Associate 2022-07-01 2023-04-01 associate [4], [48]
Chi Yun Chen Research Fellow 2022-06-01 2022-08-01 intern [4], [53], [41]
Christine Cepelak Sustainable Development Policy Fellow 2022-06-01 2022-07-01 intern [4], [54]
Sajeda Amro Sustainable AI Policy Intern 2022-07-01 2023-10-01 intern [4], [41]
Mariana Rufin Sustainable Development Policy Fellow 2022-05-01 2022-08-01 intern [4], [55], [41]
Bessie O"dell Sustainable Development Policy Fellow 2022-07-01 2022-09-01 intern [4], [56], [41]
Marcos Tidball AI Research Fellow 2022-07-01 2022-07-02 intern [4]

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