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Other names FAR AI
Country United States
Website https://far.ai/
Team page https://far.ai/
Launch date 2024-07-28
Last recorded date when we made major data updates for this org 2026-04-13
Donations List Website (data still preliminary)

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
2022 22 Ian McKenzie, Jérémy Scheurer, Jun Shern Chan, Kellin Pelrine, Nora Belrose Hannah Betts, Ian McKenzie, Jérémy Scheurer, Jun Shern Chan, Karl Berzins, Mohammad Taufeeque, Tom Tseng, Tomasz Korbak, Tomasz Korbak Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez, Lawrence Chan, Sawyer Bernath, Scott Emmons, Scott Emmons Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez
2023 19 Adrià Garriga-Alonso, Ian McKenzie, Kellin Pelrine, Niki Howe Adam Gleave, Ben Goldhaber, Conor McGurk, Fynn Heide, Hannah Betts, Karl Berzins, Mohammad Taufeeque, Moritz von Knebel, Tom Tseng Lawrence Chan, Sawyer Bernath, Scott Emmons Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez, Kellin Pelrine
2024 37 Adrià Garriga-Alonso, Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, Ian McKenzie, Niki Howe, Oskar Hollinsworth, Philip Quirke, Saad Siddiqui Aaron Tucker, Adam Gleave, Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Ben Goldhaber, ChengCheng Tan, Conor McGurk, Edward Yee, Fynn Heide, Hannah Betts, Hannah Betts, Isaac Levine, Jessica Lim, Karl Berzins, Lilian Hughes, Lindsay Murachver, Mohammad Taufeeque, Siao Si Looi, Taylor Boyle, Tom Tseng, Tony Wang, Vael Gates, Vael Gates Lawrence Chan, Sawyer Bernath, Scott Emmons Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez, Kellin Pelrine
2025 52 Adrià Garriga-Alonso, Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, Ian McKenzie, Kellin Pelrine, Niki Howe, Saad Siddiqui, Saad Siddiqui Adam Gleave, Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Annie Lehman-Ludwig, Antonio Arechar, Ben Goldhaber, ChengCheng Tan, David Rand, Edward Yee, Fynn Heide, Gordon Pennycook, Hannah Betts, Helen Moser, Jean-François Godbout, Jessica Lim, Karl Berzins, Karl Berzins, Kellin Pelrine, Kenya Scott, Kulraj Chavda, Lars Yencken, Levon Avagyan, Lindsay Murachver, Liz Ibarra, Lukas Struppek, Mark Nitzberg, Matthew Kowal, Mohammad Taufeeque, Oskar Hollinsworth, Sam Adam-Day, Samuel Bauer, Siao Si Looi, Stefan Heimersheim, Taylor Boyle, Thomas Costello, Tom Tseng, Vael Gates, Vits Voronkov, Yordanos Asmare Roman Coussement Lawrence Chan, Sawyer Bernath, Scott Emmons Claudia Shi
2026 53 Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, Rick Korzekwa, Saad Siddiqui Aaron Tucker, Adam Gleave, Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Annie Lehman-Ludwig, Antonio Arechar, ChengCheng Tan, David Rand, Edward Yee, Frances Lorenz, Fynn Heide, Gordon Pennycook, Hale Guyer, Hannah Betts, Heather McIntyre, Helen Moser, Isadora de Andrade, Jasper Timm, Jean-François Godbout, Jessica Lim, Karl Berzins, Karolina Walęcik, Kellin Pelrine, Kenya Scott, Kulraj Chavda, Lars Yencken, Levon Avagyan, Lindsay Murachver, Liz Ibarra, Lukas Struppek, Mark Nitzberg, Matt Pallissard, Mohammad Taufeeque, Nick Louie, Oscar Mata, Oskar Hollinsworth, Sam Adam-Day, Samuel Bauer, Siao Si Looi, Taylor Boyle, Thomas Costello, Tigist Diriba, Tom Tseng, Yordanos Asmare Roman Coussement Lawrence Chan, Sawyer Bernath, Scott Emmons Claudia Shi

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
2023-01-01 6 Adam Gleave, Hannah Betts, Ian McKenzie, Karl Berzins, Mohammad Taufeeque, Tom Tseng
2024-01-01 22 Aaron Tucker, Adam Gleave, Adrià Garriga-Alonso, Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, Ben Goldhaber, ChengCheng Tan, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, Conor McGurk, Edward Yee, Fynn Heide, Hannah Betts, Ian McKenzie, Isaac Levine, Jessica Lim, Karl Berzins, Lilian Hughes, Mohammad Taufeeque, Niki Howe, Taylor Boyle, Tom Tseng, Tony Wang
2025-01-01 44 Adam Gleave, Adrià Garriga-Alonso, Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, Annie Lehman-Ludwig, Antonio Arechar, Ben Goldhaber, ChengCheng Tan, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, David Rand, Edward Yee, Fynn Heide, Gordon Pennycook, Hannah Betts, Helen Moser, Ian McKenzie, Jean-François Godbout, Jessica Lim, Karl Berzins, Kellin Pelrine, Kenya Scott, Kulraj Chavda, Lars Yencken, Levon Avagyan, Lindsay Murachver, Liz Ibarra, Lukas Struppek, Mark Nitzberg, Matthew Kowal, Mohammad Taufeeque, Niki Howe, Oskar Hollinsworth, Saad Siddiqui, Sam Adam-Day, Samuel Bauer, Siao Si Looi, Stefan Heimersheim, Taylor Boyle, Thomas Costello, Tom Tseng, Vael Gates, Vits Voronkov, Yordanos Asmare
2026-01-01 48 Aaron Tucker, Adam Gleave, Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, Annie Lehman-Ludwig, Antonio Arechar, ChengCheng Tan, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, David Rand, Edward Yee, Frances Lorenz, Fynn Heide, Gordon Pennycook, Hale Guyer, Hannah Betts, Heather McIntyre, Helen Moser, Isadora de Andrade, Jasper Timm, Jean-François Godbout, Jessica Lim, Karl Berzins, Karolina Walęcik, Kellin Pelrine, Kenya Scott, Kulraj Chavda, Lars Yencken, Levon Avagyan, Lindsay Murachver, Liz Ibarra, Lukas Struppek, Mark Nitzberg, Matt Pallissard, Mohammad Taufeeque, Nick Louie, Oscar Mata, Oskar Hollinsworth, Rick Korzekwa, Saad Siddiqui, Sam Adam-Day, Samuel Bauer, Siao Si Looi, Taylor Boyle, Thomas Costello, Tigist Diriba, Tom Tseng, Yordanos Asmare

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
2022-07-01 3 7 -4 Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez, Ian McKenzie, Jun Shern Chan, Jérémy Scheurer, Scott Emmons, Tomasz Korbak Ian McKenzie, Jun Shern Chan, Jérémy Scheurer, Tomasz Korbak
2022-07-04 8 5 0 Ian McKenzie, Jun Shern Chan, Jérémy Scheurer, Nora Belrose, Tomasz Korbak
2022-08-01 9 1 0 Tom Tseng
2022-10-01 10 1 0 Hannah Betts
2022-10-25 7 1 -4 Mohammad Taufeeque Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez, Jun Shern Chan, Scott Emmons
2022-11-01 8 1 0 Karl Berzins
2022-12-01 9 1 0 Kellin Pelrine
2022-12-24 11 5 -3 Claudia Shi, Ethan Perez, Lawrence Chan, Sawyer Bernath, Scott Emmons Jérémy Scheurer, Nora Belrose, Tomasz Korbak
2023-01-01 12 1 0 Adam Gleave
2023-03-01 13 1 0 Adrià Garriga-Alonso
2023-06-01 15 3 -1 Ben Goldhaber, Kellin Pelrine, Niki Howe Kellin Pelrine
2023-07-01 16 1 0 Fynn Heide
2023-10-01 17 1 0 Moritz von Knebel
2023-12-02 18 1 0 Conor McGurk
2024-01-01 28 11 -1 Aaron Tucker, Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski, ChengCheng Tan, Chris Cundy, Chris MacLeod, Edward Yee, Isaac Levine, Jessica Lim, Lilian Hughes, Taylor Boyle, Tony Wang Moritz von Knebel
2024-03-05 29 1 0 Siao Si Looi
2024-04-01 30 2 -1 Vael Gates, Vael Gates Vael Gates
2024-05-01 32 2 0 Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Saad Siddiqui
2024-06-01 34 2 0 Lindsay Murachver, Philip Quirke
2024-07-28 35 1 0 Oskar Hollinsworth
2024-09-01 34 0 -1 Philip Quirke
2024-11-01 34 1 -1 Hannah Betts Hannah Betts
2024-12-01 33 0 -1 Anastasiia Gaidashenko
2025-01-01 49 26 -10 Anastasiia Gaidashenko, Annie Lehman-Ludwig, Antonio Arechar, David Rand, Gordon Pennycook, Helen Moser, Jean-François Godbout, Jessica Lim, Kellin Pelrine, Kenya Scott, Kulraj Chavda, Lars Yencken, Levon Avagyan, Liz Ibarra, Lukas Struppek, Mark Nitzberg, Matthew Kowal, Oskar Hollinsworth, Roman Coussement, Sam Adam-Day, Samuel Bauer, Stefan Heimersheim, Taylor Boyle, Thomas Costello, Vits Voronkov, Yordanos Asmare Aaron Tucker, Conor McGurk, Ethan Perez, Isaac Levine, Jessica Lim, Kellin Pelrine, Lilian Hughes, Oskar Hollinsworth, Taylor Boyle, Tony Wang
2025-02-01 47 0 -2 Ben Goldhaber, Saad Siddiqui
2025-03-01 48 1 0 Saad Siddiqui
2025-07-01 47 1 -2 Kellin Pelrine Kellin Pelrine, Niki Howe
2025-11-01 47 1 -1 Karl Berzins Karl Berzins
2025-12-01 45 0 -2 Adrià Garriga-Alonso, Vael Gates
2026-01-01 53 14 -6 Aaron Tucker, Frances Lorenz, Hale Guyer, Heather McIntyre, Isadora de Andrade, Jasper Timm, Karolina Walęcik, Kenya Scott, Lars Yencken, Matt Pallissard, Nick Louie, Oscar Mata, Rick Korzekwa, Tigist Diriba Ian McKenzie, Kenya Scott, Lars Yencken, Matthew Kowal, Stefan Heimersheim, Vits Voronkov

List of people (93 positions)

Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Adam Gleave CEO 2023-01-01 position general board member [1], [2], [3]
Adrià Garriga-Alonso Research Scientist 2023-03-01 2025-12-01 position technical research full-time [4], [2], [5]
Anastasiia Gaidashenko Executive Assistant 2024-05-01 2024-12-01 position general full-time [6], [2], [5]
Anastasiia Gaidashenko Project Manager (Office of the CEO) 2025-01-01 position general full-time [6], [7], [3]
Aaron Tucker Technical Lead 2024-01-01 2025-01-01 position technical research full-time [5]
Aaron Tucker Member of Technical Staff 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [3]
Ann-Kathrin Dombrowski Research Engineer 2024-01-01 position technical research full-time [5], [3]
Annie Lehman-Ludwig Senior Project Manager, Events 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Antonio Arechar Professor | CIDE 2025-01-01 position technical research associate [7], [3]
Ben Goldhaber Director of FAR Labs 2023-06-01 2025-02-01 position general full-time [8], [2], [5]
ChengCheng Tan Senior Communications Specialist 2024-01-01 position popularization full-time [5], [3]
Chris Cundy Research Scientist 2024-01-01 position technical research full-time [5], [3]
Chris MacLeod Research Engineer 2024-01-01 position technical research full-time [5], [3]
Claudia Shi Board member 2022-07-01 2022-10-25 position general board member [9], [10]
Claudia Shi Research advisor 2022-12-24 position technical research associate [11], [2], [3]
Conor McGurk Project Coordinator (Safe AI Forum) 2023-12-02 2025-01-01 position general [12], [5]
David Rand Professor | MIT 2025-01-01 position technical research associate [7], [3]
Edward Yee Head of Strategic Projects 2024-01-01 position general full-time [5], [3]
Ethan Perez Board member 2022-07-01 2022-10-25 position general board member [9], [10]
Ethan Perez Research advisor 2022-12-24 2025-01-01 position technical research board member [11], [2], [5]
Frances Lorenz Project Manager 2026-01-01 position general full-time [3]
Fynn Heide Chief Executive Officer (Safe AI Forum) 2023-07-01 position general full-time [2], [5], [13]
Gordon Pennycook Professor | Cornell University 2025-01-01 position technical research associate [7], [3]
Hale Guyer Community Programs Manager 2026-01-01 position general full-time [3]
Hannah Betts Special Projects Lead 2022-10-01 2024-11-01 position general full-time [14], [2], [5]
Hannah Betts Special Projects Lead 2024-11-01 position general part-time [14], [3]
Heather McIntyre Communications Principal 2026-01-01 position popularization full-time [3]
Helen Moser Senior Project Manager, Events 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Ian McKenzie Collaborator 2022-07-01 2022-07-01 position technical research board member [9]
Ian McKenzie Technical Staff (Research Engineer) 2022-07-04 2026-01-01 position technical research board member [15], [2], [7], [3]
Isadora de Andrade Digital Media Manager 2026-01-01 position popularization full-time [3]
Isaac Levine Project Manager 2024-01-01 2025-01-01 position general full-time [5]
Jasper Timm Member of Technical Staff 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [3]
Jean-François Godbout Professor | Université de Montréal 2025-01-01 position technical research associate [7], [3]
Jérémy Scheurer Collaborator 2022-07-01 2022-07-01 position technical research board member [9]
Jérémy Scheurer Technical Staff (Research Scientist) 2022-07-04 2022-12-24 position technical research board member [15], [11]
Jessica Lim Coworking Space Manager 2024-01-01 2025-01-01 position general full-time [5]
Jessica Lim Project Manager, Events 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Jun Shern Chan Collaborator 2022-07-01 2022-07-01 position technical research board member [9]
Jun Shern Chan Technical Staff (Research Scientist) 2022-07-04 2022-10-25 position technical research board member [15], [10]
Karl Berzins Chief Operating Officer 2022-11-01 2025-11-01 position general [16], [2], [5]
Karl Berzins Co-founder & President 2025-11-01 position general [16], [7], [3]
Karolina Walęcik Head of Business Operations 2026-01-01 position general full-time [3]
Kellin Pelrine Research Scientist Intern 2022-12-01 2023-06-01 position technical research intern [17]
Kellin Pelrine Research Advisor 2023-06-01 2025-01-01 position technical research advisor [17], [2], [5]
Kellin Pelrine Research Scientist 2025-01-01 2025-07-01 position technical research full-time [17], [7]
Kellin Pelrine Member of Technical Staff 2025-07-01 position technical research full-time [17], [3]
Kenya Scott People Operations Generalist 2025-01-01 2026-01-01 position general full-time [7]
Kenya Scott People Partner 2026-01-01 position general full-time [3]
Kulraj Chavda Technical Operations Specialist 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Lars Yencken Head of Engineering 2025-01-01 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [7]
Lars Yencken Member of Technical Staff 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [3]
Lawrence Chan Secretary of the Board 2022-12-24 position general board member [11], [2], [3]
Levon Avagyan Member of Technical Staff 2025-01-01 position technical research full-time [7], [3]
Lilian Hughes Head of Events (Safe AI Forum) 2024-01-01 2025-01-01 position general full-time [5]
Lindsay Murachver Head of Programs 2024-06-01 position general full-time [2], [18], [3]
Liz Ibarra Co-Working Space Manager 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Lukas Struppek Member of Technical Staff 2025-01-01 position technical research full-time [7], [3]
Mark Nitzberg Executive Director, CHAI 2025-01-01 position general advisor [7], [3]
Matt Pallissard Member of Technical Staff 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [3]
Matthew Kowal Member of Technical Staff 2025-01-01 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [7], [3]
Mohammad Taufeeque Member of Technical Staff 2022-10-25 position technical research [10], [2], [3]
Moritz von Knebel Project Manager 2023-10-01 2024-01-01 position general full-time [2], [19]
Nick Louie Finance Manager 2026-01-01 position general full-time [3]
Niki Howe Research Collaborator 2023-06-01 2025-07-01 position technical research associate [20], [2], [7]
Nora Belrose Technical Staff (Research Engineer) 2022-07-04 2022-12-24 position technical research board member [15], [11]
Oskar Hollinsworth Research Resident 2024-07-28 2025-01-01 position technical research [2], [5]
Oskar Hollinsworth Member of Technical Staff 2025-01-01 position technical research [7], [3]
Oscar Mata Communications Design Lead 2026-01-01 position popularization full-time [3]
Philip Quirke Research Project Manager 2024-06-01 2024-09-01 position general part-time [21], [2]
Rick Korzekwa Research Project Manager 2026-01-01 position general full-time [3]
Roman Coussement Business Operations Associate 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Saad Siddiqui AI Policy Researcher (Safe AI Forum) 2024-05-01 2025-02-01 position policy full-time [22], [2], [5]
Saad Siddiqui Senior AI Policy Researcher (Safe AI Forum) 2025-03-01 position policy full-time [22]
Sam Adam-Day Member of Technical Staff 2025-01-01 position technical research full-time [7], [3]
Samuel Bauer Head of Communications and Brand 2025-01-01 position popularization full-time [7], [3]
Sawyer Bernath Treasurer of the Board 2022-12-24 position general board member [11], [2], [3]
Scott Emmons Board member 2022-07-01 2022-10-25 position general board member [9], [10]
Scott Emmons President of the Board 2022-12-24 position general board member [11], [2], [3]
Siao Si Looi Communications Specialist 2024-03-05 position popularization [23], [2], [3]
Stefan Heimersheim Member of Technical Staff 2025-01-01 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [7], [3]
Taylor Boyle Business Operations Manager 2024-01-01 2025-01-01 position general full-time [5]
Taylor Boyle Head of Finance 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Thomas Costello Professor | Carnegie Mellon 2025-01-01 position technical research associate [7], [3]
Tigist Diriba Member of Technical Staff 2026-01-01 position technical research full-time [3]
Tom Tseng Member of Technical Staff 2022-08-01 position technical research full-time [24], [2], [3]
Tomasz Korbak Collaborator 2022-07-01 2022-07-01 position technical research board member [9]
Tomasz Korbak Technical Staff 2022-07-04 2022-12-24 position technical research board member [15], [11]
Tony Wang PhD Student 2024-01-01 2025-01-01 position technical research graduate student [5]
Vael Gates Head of Community 2024-04-01 2024-04-01 position general [25], [2], [5]
Vael Gates Head of Content 2024-04-01 2025-12-01 position general [25], [5], [7]
Vits Voronkov COO 2025-01-01 2026-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]
Yordanos Asmare Head of People 2025-01-01 position general full-time [7], [3]

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