personnel
Callum McDougall — Founder at sid_knwcFNXNQQ
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | n6RdpIhCfJ |
| Source URL | forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/callum-mcdougall |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 7, 2026, 2:14 PM |
| Updated | Apr 7, 2026, 2:14 PM |
| Synced | Apr 7, 2026, 2:14 PM |
Record Data
id | n6RdpIhCfJ |
personId | Callum McDougall(person) |
organizationId | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator(organization) |
personEntityId | Callum McDougall(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Founder |
roleType | key-person |
startDate | — |
endDate | — |
isFounder | Yes |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/callum-mcdougall |
notes | Callum McDougall founded ARENA and ran the first three iterations. Now takes an advisory role while working at Google DeepMind. Confirmed on EA Forum profile and arena.education team page as of 2026-04-07. Start date unknown. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/11/2026
The source text directly confirms that Callum McDougall founded ARENA (AI Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator). His bio explicitly states 'I founded the ARENA program for technical AI safety upskilling.' While the source lists his current title as 'Director @ ARENA' rather than 'Founder,' founding an organization and later serving as its director are compatible roles. The record's claim that he is a 'Founder' of the organization is clearly supported by the source text.
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