The Giving What We Can Team

Our founders

Alex Cristia

Alex Cristia

Co-Founder of GWWC

Growing up in Argentina, Alex was made aware of deep economic inequalities, animal welfare and climate change. Holder of a doctorate in linguistics (Purdue University) and an HDR (École Normale Supérieure), she is a CNRS researcher, specializing in the development of language across cultures. With Don Efficace, she wants to enable French residents to have a significant charitable impact, regardless of their level of wealth.

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Alex Cristia

Alex Cristia

Co-Founder of GWWC

Ayant grandi en Argentine, Alex a été sensibilisée aux profondes inégalités économiques, au bien-être animal et au changement climatique. Titulaire d’un doctorat en linguistique (Purdue University) et d’une HDR (École normale supérieure), elle est chercheuse CNRS, spécialisée dans le développement du langage à travers les cultures. Avec Don Efficace, elle souhaite permettre aux résidents français d’avoir un impact caritatif important, quel que soit leur niveau de richesse.

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Toby Ord

Toby Ord

Co-Founder of GWWC

Toby co-founded Giving What We Can and the wider effective altruism movement. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. His current research is on the long-term future of humanity, and the risks which threaten to drastically limit our potential.

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William MacAskill

William MacAskill

Co-Founder of GWWC

Philosopher Will MacAskill is a co-founder of the effective altruism movement, Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, and The Centre for Effective Altruism, and the author of "Doing Good Better" and "Moral Uncertainty". He is an Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford.

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Anne Schulze

Anne Schulze

Co-Founder of GWWC

Administration at ESB Reutlingen and CESEM Reims. After her studies, she worked for a humanitarian organization in Guatemala, then for the Boston Consulting Group. Co-founder of Effektiv-Spenden,, today she focuses on finance, human resources and processes, among others.

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Anne Schulze

Anne Schulze

Co-Founder of GWWC

Anne a étudié l’administration des affaires internationales à l’ESB Reutlingen et au CESEM Reims. Après ses études, elle a travaillé pour une organisation humanitaire au Guatemala, puis pour le Boston Consulting Group. Cofondatrice d’Effektiv-Spenden, aujourd’hui elle se concentre sur les finances, les ressources humaines et les processus, entre autres.

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Josh Axford

Josh Axford

Co-Founder of GWWC

Josh Axford studied at Durham University and taught English and maths at a free school in one of Nairobi's poorest areas. He had a long career in operations at the Center for Effective Altruism in the UK and the Marine Megafauna Foundation, before becoming Chief Operating Officer of Effective Ventures Foundation, a federation of organizations and projects aiming to have a significant positive impact in the world.

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Josh Axford

Josh Axford

Co-Founder of GWWC

Josh Axford a étudié à l’université de Durham et a enseigné l’anglais et les mathématiques dans une école gratuite située dans l’une des zones les plus pauvres de Nairobi. Il a fait une longue carrière dans les opérations au Centre for Effective Altruism au Royaume-Uni et à la Marine Megafauna Foundation, avant de devenir le directeur général des opérations d’Effective Ventures Foundation, une fédération d’organisations et de projets visant à avoir un impact positif important dans le monde.

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Meet our staff

Luke Freeman

Luke Freeman

Executive Director

Luke Freeman manages Giving What We Can. He is also an active volunteer with various social impact focused projects.

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Julian Hazell

Julian Hazell

Content & Research Associate

Julian is a Content & Research Associate at Giving What We Can and an MSc student at the University of Oxford.

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Katy Moore

Katy Moore

Copy Editor

Katy is a copy editor for Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours.

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Alex Savard

Alex Savard

Design Director

Alex is a Brooklyn-based designer of digital things helping redesign Giving What We Can.

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Sjir Hoeijmakers

Sjir Hoeijmakers

Director of Research

Sjir leads the research team at Giving What We Can. He has a background in impact evaluation and mathematical economics.

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Fabio Kuhn

Fabio Kuhn

Software Engineer

Fabio is a full-stack software engineer at Giving What We Can to support product development and maintaining the technical infrastructure.

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Jørgen Ljønes

Jørgen Ljønes

Managing Director of Gi Effektiv, an organization that facilitates effective giving in Norway.

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Jørgen Ljønes

Jørgen Ljønes

Directeur général de Gi Effektiv, organisation qui facilite les dons efficaces en Norvège.

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Grace Adams

Grace Adams

Head of Marketing

Grace Adams works on marketing for Giving What We Can. She has worked across marketing and product roles both in consulting and industry.

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Florent Berthet

Florent Berthet

Businessman, co-founder and currently operations specialist for Effective Altruism France

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Florent Berthet

Florent Berthet

Entrepreneur, co-fondateur et actuellement spécialiste des opérations pour Altruisme Efficace France

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Michael Townsend

Michael Townsend

Researcher

Michael is a researcher at Giving What We Can, with an academic background in philosophy and law.

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Nawal Abboub

Nawal Abboub

Co-founder 1001 mots, co-founder RisingUp

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Nawal Abboub

Nawal Abboub

Co-fondatrice 1001 mots, co-fondatrice RisingUp

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Jean-Christophe Mourrat

Jean-Christophe Mourrat

Director of Research at the CNRS, member of Effective Altruism France

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Jean-Christophe Mourrat

Jean-Christophe Mourrat

Directeur de Recherche au CNRS, membre d’Altruisme Efficace France

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And our volunteers

Geetanjali Basarkod

Geetanjali Basarkod

Geetanjali is a research fellow at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education.

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Surbhi Bharadwaj

Surbhi Bharadwaj

Surbhi is a member of Giving What We Can and works as a management consultant in New York City.

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Ben Chugg

Ben Chugg

Ben helps organise and run GWWC's monthly meetup events.

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Jo Duyvestyn

Jo Duyvestyn

Jo volunteers with the Giving What We Can events team, and various other projects.

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Greg Gianopoulos

Greg Gianopoulos

Greg is a volunteer with Giving What We Can and is interested in researching and developing programming that promotes youth voice and positive school climate.

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Heather Heckman

Heather Heckman

Heather volunteers with the member interviews and content teams at Giving What We Can.

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 Dominika Krupocin

Dominika Krupocin

Dominika volunteers with the events and content teams at Giving What We Can.

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Andrew Leeke

Andrew Leeke

Andrew works for the Centre for Effective Altruism, helping EA organisations run efficiently.

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MF Mika

MF Mika

Mika is a member of Giving What We Can, a global citizen, and a part-time math and programming tutor.

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Faiz Surani

Faiz Surani

Faiz Surani is a member of Giving What We Can and currently an undergraduate at University of California, Santa Barbara studying computer science.

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Floris Wolswijk

Floris Wolswijk

Floris a member of Giving What We Can. He is building a database of psychedelics research for mental health at Blossom.

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Join our team

Want to be part of our team? Visit our Careers page to see our current job openings and apply today.

Or become a volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering for Giving What We Can, we welcome you to apply to volunteer.