Key People
4JP
Joshua PearceFounder
Co-originator
2012 – present
Co-originator of ALLFED concept with David Denkenberger. Professor with PhD from Penn State in Materials Engineering. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04.
DD
David DenkenbergerFounder
Director & Co-founder
2012 – present
Primary intellectual founder of ALLFED. Associate Professor at University of Canterbury (NZ). Donates half his income to ALLFED. Founded around 2012. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04.
SC
Sonia Cassidy
Director of Operations
2017 – present
Joined 2017 (ALLFED's founding year). Organizational linchpin; served dual executive and board role 2020-2023. Also listed as Director of the Board. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04.
RT
Ray TaylorFounder
Co-founder, Food System Recovery & Preparedness
2012 – 2022
Co-founder; inactive as of 2022. Background in health, international development, and disaster preparedness. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04.
Board Seats
7| Member | Role | Source | Notes | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Sandberg | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Researcher at Institute for Futures Studies; former Senior Research Fellow at Future of Humanity Institute (Oxford). Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
| 9Ly6CRrQcZ | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Co-Director, Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER). Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
| Jaan Tallinn | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Founding engineer of Skype and Kazaa; co-founder of CSER and Future of Life Institute. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
| 0doK0zWues | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Founder of CEEALAR; Trustee of ALLFED UK; early investor in ALLFED. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
| gloCLyAxCQ | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Director of the Meselson Center at RAND Corporation; formerly led Google Flood Forecasting Initiative. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
| Robin Hanson | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Associate Professor of Economics, George Mason University; former Research Associate at Future of Humanity Institute. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
| svnOKITbv0 | Advisor | allfed.info | Board of Advisors member. Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; co-inventor of public key cryptography; ACM Turing Award recipient. Confirmed on team page as of 2026-04-04. | Not checked |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID: | sid_Pc9GysNWZA |
| Stable ID: | sid_Pc9GysNWZA |
| Wiki ID: | E1154 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/allfed.yaml |
| Facts: | 0 structured |
| Records: | 11 in 2 collections |