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# [EA San Francisco Needs a New LeadOrganizer](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer)

by [EA San Francisco Organizers](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/ea-san-francisco-organizers?from=post_header)

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[EA San Francisco Needs a New Lead Organizer](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#)

[EA SF's Theory of Change](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#EA_SF_s_Theory_of_Change)

[Challenges](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#Challenges)

[What The Role Entails](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#What_The_Role_Entails)

[Minimal](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#Minimal)

[Maximal](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#Maximal)

[Interested?](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/mQoq3RXtwhgNwLBGN/ea-san-francisco-needs-a-new-lead-organizer#Interested_)

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TLDR: I'm leaving San Francisco to do policy in DC within a few months. As the lead organizer of EA SF, it's likely the group will go dormant if no one takes on this role. However, EA SF is uniquely situated to be a potentially very high impact city group, due to its location in an AI development hub with a high concentration of EA-adjacent people. Thus, becoming lead organizer would be extremely counterfactually impactful - no one else would do it if not you. Furthermore, 

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