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80,000 Hours

Safety Organization
Founded 2011 (15 years old)HQ: London80000hours.org ↗
Structured Facts
Database Records
Founded Date
2011

Key People

29
JP
Jenna Peters
Chief of Staff for the Career Services Team
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
VR
Valerie Richmond
Principal Web Engineer
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
JM
Jake McKinnon
Advisor
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
PH
Peter Hartree
External Advisor
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
EM
Eve McCormick
Chief of Staff for the Podcast Team
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
SK
Sudhanshu Kasewa
Advisor
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
MB
Matt Beard
Advisor
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
LG
Laura Gonzalez Salmeron
Advising Manager
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
GL
Greg Lewis
External Advisor
Physician and public health researcher. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-27.
TO
Toby Ord
External Advisor
Listed as External Advisor on team page. Oxford philosopher; author of The Precipice. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
DD
Daniel Dewey
Advisor
Listed as Advisor on team page. AI safety researcher; previously at OpenAI and Machine Intelligence Research Institute. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
VB
Victoria Brook
Strategic Analysis Lead
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
NM
Nik Mastroddi
Marketing Lead
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
SC
Sashika Coxhead
Acting Director of Operations
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
MH
Michelle Hutchinson
Director of Podcast
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
JL
Jørgen Ljønes
Head of Finance & Governance
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
RS
Rohin Shah
External Advisor
Listed as External Advisor on team page. AI safety researcher; formerly at DeepMind and UK AI Safety Institute. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
JB
Jess Binksmith
Chief of Staff
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
NB
Niel Bowerman
CEO
2024 – present
Became CEO in January 2024 when Ben Todd transitioned to President. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
BM
Brenton Mayer
COO
Chief Operating Officer. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
HG
Hilary Greaves
External Advisor
Listed as External Advisor on team page. Oxford professor; Director of the Global Priorities Institute. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
HT
Huw Thomas
Headhunting Lead
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
CM
Chana Messinger
Head of Video
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
EN
Eli Nathan
Head of Business Operations
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
WM
Will MacAskillFounder
Co-Founder
2011 – present
Co-founded 80,000 Hours with Ben Todd in 2011. Oxford philosophy professor; also co-founded the EA movement. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
BF
Bella Forristal
Director of Growth
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
IF
Ines Fernandez
Recruiting Lead
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
AK
Arden Koehler
Web Programme Director
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
HP
Huon Porteous
Director of Career Services
Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.

Funding History

7
Open Philanthropy Marketinggrant2025
$2.7M
openphilanthropy.org
Open Philanthropy General SupportgrantOct 2023
$4.3M
openphilanthropy.org
Open Philanthropy MarketinggrantJun 2023
$2.5M
goodventures.org
Open Philanthropy General Supportgrant2020
$2.9M
goodventures.org
Open Philanthropy General Supportgrant2018
$510K
openphilanthropy.org
Open Philanthropy General SupportgrantMay 2017
$1.1M
openphilanthropy.org
Y Combinator Seedgrant2015
$125K
tracxn.com

All Facts

Organization3People1Background1General1

Organization

CountryUnited Kingdom—view →
Founded Date2011—view →
HeadquartersLondon—view →

People

Founder (text)William MacAskill—view →

Background

Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80,000_Hours—view →

General

Websitehttps://80000hours.org/—view →

Board Seats

5
MemberRoleSourceNotesSource check
3EAXJ9Zqp6Board Director80000hours.orgBoard member following 80,000 Hours' spin-out from Effective Ventures in April 2025. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
kJxOOZm1gnBoard Director80000hours.orgBoard member following 80,000 Hours' spin-out from Effective Ventures in April 2025. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
I2ZbHNYQPnBoard Director80000hours.orgBoard member following 80,000 Hours' spin-out from Effective Ventures in April 2025. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
9xc2m2qmdEBoard Director80000hours.orgBoard member following 80,000 Hours' spin-out from Effective Ventures in April 2025. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.
96L8DYlsCuBoard Director80000hours.orgBoard member following 80,000 Hours' spin-out from Effective Ventures in April 2025. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-24.

Entity Assessments

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DimensionRatingEvidenceAssessorSource check
cumulative-funding$10M+Primarily from Coefficient Givingeditorial
funding-modelPhilanthropic Grants80% from Coefficient Giving; 20% from other donorseditorial
impact-metricCareer Plan Changes3,000+ self-reported significant changeseditorial
independenceNewly IndependentSpun out from Effective Ventures in April 2025editorial
key-outputsCareer Advice + ResearchProblem profiles, career reviews, podcast, job boardeditorial
primary-focusAI Safety CareersTop priority since 2016; explicit AGI focus since 2025editorial
scaleLargest EA Career Organization10M+ website readers; 400K+ newsletter subscriberseditorial
target-audienceAnalytical AltruistsCollege-educated, 18-45, English-speaking, impact-focusededitorial

Entity Events

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TitleDateEventTypeDescriptionSignificanceSource check
Spin-out from Effective Ventures2025-04-01pivotBecame an independent nonprofit (April 1, 2025).major
Strategic shift to AGI focus announced2025pivotAnnounced focus on navigating transition to powerful AGI.major
Niel Bowerman appointed CEO2024leadership-changeFormer FHI Assistant Director takes over as CEO.major
Leadership transition — Howie Lempel becomes CEO2022leadership-changeBenjamin Todd moves from CEO to President; Howie Lempel becomes CEO.major
Reached 25 FTEs2022milestoneOrganization nearly doubles in size.moderate
Reached 14 FTEs2020milestoneSteady organizational growth.minor
Podcast launch2017launchRob Wiblin begins hosting The 80,000 Hours Podcast.moderate
AI safety becomes top priority2016pivotIdentified risks from AI as the most pressing problem area.major
Published career guide book2016publication80,000 Hours: Find a fulfilling career that does good.moderate
Y Combinator acceptance2015milestoneOne of the first nonprofits in YC; gained startup methodology and credibility.major
First full-time staff hired2012milestoneOrganization professionalizes; begins systematic research.moderate
Co-founded EA movement2012milestoneHelped establish effective altruism alongside Giving What We Can and CEA.major
Founded at Oxford by Benjamin Todd and William MacAskill2011foundingStarted as a student project; helped establish effective altruism alongside Giving What We Can and CEA.major
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Facts: 6 structured (7 total)
Records: 62 in 5 collections