Meet Our People

Meet some of our community members

  • Damin (USA)

    Damin has helped cofound multiple charities/projects, including Polaris Institute for AI Governance, Sentient Futures, and Effective Mental Health. He loves traveling (40 countries and counting), discussing animal welfare and the future of AI, and connecting deeply with other adventurous, thoughtful people.

  • Zoé (Canada)

    Zoé is Programs & Operations Manager at the Center for Reducing Suffering. She enjoys rock climbing, being active, and building genuine connections and friendships.

  • Cian (USA)

    Cian is a full stack developer at Anima International. He works on animal welfare, currently mostly focused on farmed chickens in the European Union. Cian likes playing music, singing, frisbee, cooking, board games, and nice people, and dislikes modern suburbia.

  • Nguyen (Vietnam)

    Nguyen is an AI Policy Researcher, Project Manager, and Community Builder. She likes travelling, being in the mountains, and collecting trinkets.

  • Moïri (France)

    Moïri is a tech lead and community builder whose work focuses on AI Safety Advocacy. He is also passionate about animal welfare, meaningful connections, and is currently working to build a long-term intentional coliving community.

  • Sian (UK)

    Sian is living a diverse life, from studying philosophy to software development to travelling the world to effective animal advocacy, with some music and language learning scattered in between. She can usually be found petting dogs or starting impromptu jam sessions.

  • Arvin (Hong Kong & Philipines)

    Arvin is Executive Director of a Dental Clinic. He is an extroverted listener, a (safe) adventurer, is ambitious about doing good, and likes Effective Altruism, psychology, history, meditation, hiking, volleyball, and cooking.

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Our Community Values

These are some of the values you can expect to find in our community:

Ambitious about Impact

We work to do real good in the world. Impact guides our work, and evidence guides our impact. We aim our skills at problems that actually move the needle.

Curiosity & Learning

We seek out conversations and experiences that change how we think. We bring strong ideas but hold them lightly, and seek to know the world by experiencing it first hand, collective truth-seeking, and by learning every day.

Ownership & Reliability

We are high-agency and high follow-through, from big projects to shared spaces. We are self-directed and accountable. Our community takes care of each other and earn the high-trust environment we’ve built.

Warmth, Kindness, and Community

We’re believe in kindness, and seek to help, listen, and include. Who care how others feel, and go out of their way to help each other. We care about the group, and bridge cultural differences with openness.

Playfulness & Positivity

We hold the joy of life front of mind. We believe in laughter and play, and enjoy exploring the world with others.

Growth Mindset

We’re always looking to be a better person than yesterday. The only comparisons we make are to our own potential. We help each other grow in ways that are kind and genuine.