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Holden Karnofsky

Person

Also known as: Holden

Employed By
as of Jan 2025
Role / Title
Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic
as of Jan 2025
Birth Year
1981

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People

Employed BymK9pX3rQ7nJan 20253 pts
Role / TitleMember of Technical Staff, AnthropicJan 20253 pts
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Jan 2025Member of Technical Staff, Anthropicf_XAT3w4UXai
Jan 2017Co-CEO, Open Philanthropyopenphilanthropy.orgf_1T4BNHSCJg
Jan 2007Co-founder & Co-Executive Director, GiveWellgivewell.orgf_eXyY0wAm3Q

Background

Birth Year1981
As OfValueSourceFact ID
1981en.wikipedia.orgf_jptHKWBAFL
EducationBA in Social Studies, Harvard University
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BA in Social Studies, Harvard Universityen.wikipedia.orgf_hK1aB2cD3e
Notable ForCo-founder of GiveWell and Open Philanthropy; influential figure in effective altruism; author of 'Most Important Century' blog series on transformative AI
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Co-founder of GiveWell and Open Philanthropy; influential figure in effective altruism; author of 'Most Important Century' blog series on transformative AIen.wikipedia.orgf_hK4fG5hI6j
Social Media@HoldenKarnofsky
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Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Karnofsky
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General

Websitehttps://www.cold-takes.com
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https://www.cold-takes.comf_lagva40ag7

Career History

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OrganizationTitleStartEndSourceNotes
Bridgewater AssociatesAnalyst20032007en.wikipedia.orgWorked at Ray Dalio's hedge fund before founding GiveWell
GiveWellCo-founder & Co-Executive Director20072014givewell.orgCo-founded with Elie Hassenfeld to evaluate charity effectiveness; remains on board
Open PhilanthropyCo-founder & Co-CEO20142024openphilanthropy.orgSpun out from GiveWell; directed billions in grantmaking; authored influential 'Most Important Century' series; stepped back from operational role in 2024
anthropicMember of Technical StaffJan 2025anthropic.comWorks on responsible scaling policy; also serves as Anthropic board observer
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