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CLTR is a UK think tank that has been influential in shaping AI safety policy recommendations to the British government; this page profiles one of its team members.

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Profile page for Angus Mercer, a team member at the Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR), a UK-based think tank focused on global catastrophic risks and policy. CLTR works at the intersection of AI governance, biosecurity, and long-term policy resilience.

Key Points

  • •Angus Mercer is affiliated with the Centre for Long-Term Resilience, a policy-focused organization addressing global catastrophic risks
  • •CLTR engages with UK government and international bodies on AI safety and biosecurity policy
  • •The organization focuses on building systemic resilience against extreme risks including those from advanced AI
  • •Team member profiles help identify key individuals bridging AI safety research and policy communities

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 Angus Mercer

 Founder & Chief Executive

 
 As Founder and Chief Executive, Angus leads the organisation and works closely with the Board of Directors on its overall strategic direction. 

 A lawyer by training, Angus was formerly Head of External Affairs at the UK Department for International Development, where he also served as a policy adviser and speechwriter in the Secretary of State’s office. 

 Prior to his time in government, Angus was on the Senior Management Team of a leading communications and public affairs consultancy in London, where his clients included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation and the Boston Consulting Group’s Centre for Public Impact. 

 Angus holds a masters degree in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford and was previously a Research Affiliate at Cambridge University’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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