Intersect 80,000 Hours and GiveWell

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Common people

Person 80,000 Hours GiveWell
Brian Tse Advisor (2018-02-01–) Research Fellow (2015-07-012015-07-31)
Claire Zabel Trustee (2019-12-02–) Research Analyst (2015-09-012016-09-01)
Howie Lempel Strategy Advisor (2018-09-012021-01-01); Director of Strategy (2021-02-012021-04-01); Chief of Staff (2021-04-012023-01-27) Program Officer, Global Catastrophic Risks (2015-02-272016-09-01); Research Analyst (2013-08-282015-02-27)
Julia Wise Community Liaison (2017-08-162017-08-17) Board member (2015-07-29–)
Luisa Rodriguez Research Analyst (2021-09-012023-03-31); Research Analyst (2023-04-15–) Summer Research Analyst (2016-06-012016-08-01)
Nick Beckstead Trustee (2023-03-31–) Research Analyst (2014-12-172016-09-01)
Nicole Ross Trustee (2023-03-31–) Operations Associate (2015-10-012016-09-01)

Organization documents (3 documents)

Title Publication date Author Publisher Affected organizations Affected people Document scope Cause area Notes
Finding the best charity requires estimating the unknowable. Here’s how GiveWell tries to do that, according to researcher James Snowden. 2018-07-16 James Snowden 80,000 Hours GiveWell James Snowden Job experience Charity evaluator James Snowden, a research consultant at GiveWell, is interviewed for the 80,000 Hours podcast by Robert Wiblin. A summary and full transcript are available at the link. The podcast is primarily focused on the way GiveWell does research and makes decisions. However, the part starting from "If someone was listening and they were considering working at GiveWell, what are the most satisfying things about working at GiveWell and what are some things that you wish you could change if you could?" discusses the experience of working at GiveWell. Snowden mentions a focused and quiet office culture but a vibrant Slack culture, much less formal intra-company communication than public-facing communication, but a lot of seriousness in the work environment. Snowden encourages people with skillsets matching any of GiveWell's job postings to apply to GiveWell.
Should you work at GiveWell? Reflections from a recent employee. 2016-08-15 Milan Griffes 80,000 Hours GiveWell Milan Griffes Job experience Charity evaluator