Will is an Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, Oxford and notable figure within the effective altruism movement. MacAskill is the co-founder and president of [80,000 Hours](https://80000hours.org), the co-founder of [The Centre for Effective Altruism](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/), the co-founder of [Giving What We Can](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/), and the author of *[Doing Good Better](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/doing-good-better/)*.

Will's research focuses on two topics. First, on how one ought to make decisions under normative uncertainty: for instance, uncertainty about the relative value of current and future people. Second, effective altruism, the subject of his book *[Doing Good Better](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/doing-good-better/)*. Will has published in _Ethics_, _Mind_, and _The Journal of Philosophy_, as well as _The Guardian_, _Time_, and the _The New Yorker_. Hear more about his research in the following interview:

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The three non-profits Will has co-founded are based on effective altruist principles. [80,000 Hours](https://80000hours.org) provides advice on ethical careers. [The Centre for Effective Altruism](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/) supports the effective altruism community, and [Giving What We Can](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/) has encouraged over 5,000 people to pledge more than $2 billion to effective charities. 

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Associate Professor in Philosophy at Oxford University

Provides careers advice service for talented young people to help them have a high social impact.

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CEO of the Gates Foundation

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Chief Economist, Department for International Development (UK)

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Dr. Rachel Glennerster

Chief Communications Officer, United Nations Foundation

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Steven Pinker is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard, and the author of the books "The Better Angels of Our Nature" and "Enlightenment Now."

Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, author of 'The Better Angels of Our Nature'

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James Snowden is a Research Consultant for GiveWell.

Previously, James was Research Analyst and Chapter Coordinator at Giving What We Can. He has a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, graduating in the top 5 of his year; and a Masters in Economics and Philosophy from LSE. Before joining Giving What We Can, James worked as a strategy consultant to FTSE 100 companies. He has provided expertise on healthcare prioritisation to the World Health Organization.

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Owen Cotton-Barratt is a research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute. He has a DPhil in pure mathematics. He previously worked as an academic mathematician and as Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Altruism.

He additionally worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, and holds a DPhil in mathematics from the University of Oxford. His research interests are centred on methodological questions about how to make comparisons between different actions, including a focus on understanding the long-term effects of actions today.

Research Follow at the Future of Humanity Institute

Researches questions that are critically important for humanity's future.

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Stefan is a Researcher for the Social Behaviour and Ethics Lab at the University of Oxford. Previously, he worked for CEA.

Stefan has a multidisciplinary background, with a PhD in philosophy and an MA in political science. He did a postdoc at London School of Economics, where he combined his research with outreach work in the field of political rationality. He set up the Swedish Network for Evidence-Based Policy, and has developed tools alongside clearerthinking.org, including argument-checking of opinion pieces and political debates.

Researcher for the Social Behaviour and Ethics Lab at the University of Oxford

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Seb joined CEA to establish the Global Priorities Project, having previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. where he focused on public and social sector work. Before that, he was on the founding team of 80,000 Hours and wrote the world's first ever statement of what effective altruism was. Seb has a Masters degree in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford.

Seb is currently a Project Manager at the Future of Humanity Institute, responsible for external relations.

Project Manager at the Future of Humanity Institute, responsible for external relations

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Adam Grant is the Class of 1965 Professor of Management at Wharton School, and the author of Give and Take.

Professor of Management at Wharton School

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 Astronomer Royal, author of Our Final Hour and On The Future

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Eric Drexler is a Senior Research Fellow for the Future of Humanity Institute.

Dr. Drexler is best known as a pioneering nanotechnology researcher and author who introduced the concept of scalable atomically precise manufacturing (APM), a prospective technology using arrays of nanoscale devices to guide chemically-reactive molecular encounters, thereby structuring matter from the bottom up. His 1981 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences established the fundamental principles of APM, and his 1992 book, Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation, presented a deeper analysis of key physical principles, devices, operations, and systems for implementing APM capabilities.

Dr. Drexler’s current research explores prospects for advanced AI technologies from the perspective of structured systems development, potential applications, and strategic competition. Key considerations in this work include ongoing AI-supported automation of AI R&D and the potential implications of thorough automation for accelerated development of high-level AI capabilities.

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Chief Science Officer at SENS Research Foundation

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Senior Editor, The Atlantic

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I’m a coach and consultant, currently based in London, UK. 

I’ve spent over 10 years in the start-up, tech and non-profit sectors, most recently as a people manager and internal coach at the Centre for Effective Altruism. Before that, I was a professional community builder for Google, Pinterest, Nike and others. 

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Kerry has a PhD in philosophy specializing in applied ethics and value theory. Prior to working at CEA from 2014-2019, Kerry ascended from being a summer volunteer to running the Technology and Innovation Department of a $1.5B foundation in less than one year. While there, Kerry oversaw technology projects with a total budget of over $7M.

Prior to his work at the foundation, Kerry was a professional poker player where he used advanced statistical models of the relationship between chips in a poker tournament and expected winnings to win over $40,000.

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Fin is a Research Scholar at the [Future of Humanity Institute](https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/) at the University of Oxford, who also works  as a research assistant for [Toby Ord](http://www.tobyord.com/).

Fin studied philosophy at Cambridge. Together with [Luca Righetti](https://www.lucarighetti.com/), he hosts the podcast [Hear This Idea](https://hearthisidea.com/episodes).

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Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is also the author of the books Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics and The Life You Can Save.

Raises awareness of extreme poverty and encourages effective giving.

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Jess has a PhD in Behavioural Science and has worked as a policy consultant for government, specialising in security and foreign policy. She also has experience as a freelance journalist for a number of online magazines, including Quartz, Vox, and Aeon. Before her PhD, she studied Maths and Philosophy at Oxford, and played a key role in developing 80,000 Hours' coaching process and research.

Currently, Jess is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at Cambridge.

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