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Staff count by year

Hover over a name to see the position and date range. This table only includes positions where at least the start date is known. The positions count can count the same person multiple times if they held different positions. For each year, a person is included if they were at the organization for any part of the year; this means the actual staff count at any point during the year can be lower.

Year Positions count Researchers General staff Associates Board members Advisors
2011 16 Carl Shulman, Vicky Clayton Ashley Dodge, Benjamin Todd, David Leon, Eric Gastfriend, Karwai Ng, Lisanne Pueschel, Max Harris, Niel Bowerman, Richard Batty, Robbie Shade, Sebastian Farquhar, Tom Rowlands, William MacAskill Matt Gibb
2012 27 Carl Shulman, Jess Whittlestone, Joey Savoie, Vicky Clayton Abbie Taylor, Andreas Mogensen, Ashley Dodge, Benjamin Todd, David Leon, Eric Gastfriend, George McGowan, Ilan Fischer, Jake Nebel, Karwai Ng, Lisanne Pueschel, Mark Lee, Matt Wright, Max Deacon, Max Harris, Niel Bowerman, Richard Batty, Robbie Shade, Sebastian Farquhar, Tom Ash, Tom Rowlands, William MacAskill Matt Gibb
2013 23 Jess Whittlestone, Joey Savoie Abbie Taylor, Andreas Mogensen, Benjamin Todd, George McGowan, Ilan Fischer, Isaac Lewis, Jacob Trefethen, Jake Nebel, Jenny Brennan, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Matt Wright, Max Siegel, Niel Bowerman, Richard Batty, Robbie Shade, Roman Duda, Tom Ash, William MacAskill James Norris, Paul Christiano, Toby Ord
2014 17 Benjamin Todd, Isaac Lewis, Jacob Trefethen, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Matthew van der Merwe, Max Siegel, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Roman Duda, Tom Ash, William MacAskill Carl Shulman, James Norris, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Paul Christiano, Toby Ord
2015 14 Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Matthew van der Merwe, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Roman Duda, William MacAskill Carl Shulman, James Norris, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Paul Christiano, Toby Ord
2016 12 Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Peter McIntyre, Roman Duda, William MacAskill Carl Shulman, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Toby Ord
2017 19 Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Brenton Mayer, Julia Wise, Keiran Harris, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Peter McIntyre, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill Carl Shulman, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Toby Ord
2018 24 Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Keiran Harris, Larissa Hesketh-Rowe, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Mason Hartman, Michelle Hutchinson, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Nadine van der Waal, Naoki Peter, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Peter McIntyre, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill Carl Shulman, Howie Lempel, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Toby Ord
2019 27 Arden Koehler, Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Chloe Malone, Claire Zabel, Hilary Greaves, Josh Axford, Keiran Harris, Larissa Hesketh-Rowe, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Mary O’Connor, Michelle Hutchinson, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill Carl Shulman, Howie Lempel, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Toby Ord
2020 29 Arden Koehler, Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Chloe Malone, Claire Zabel, Hilary Greaves, Josh Axford, Keiran Harris, Louis Dixon, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Mary O’Connor, Michelle Hutchinson, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill Brian Tse, Carl Shulman, Habiba Islam, Howie Lempel, Jenna Peters, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Toby Ord
2021 28 Arden Koehler, Robert Wiblin Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Chloe Malone, Claire Zabel, Hilary Greaves, Josh Axford, Keiran Harris, Louis Dixon, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Michelle Hutchinson, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill Brian Tse, Carl Shulman, Habiba Islam, Howie Lempel, Jenna Peters, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Toby Ord

Number of full-time staff at the beginning each year

The following table lists some dates and people who were at the organization on the given date (namely, the start of the year). The table may not list every person who worked for the organization (e.g. they could have joined and left in the middle of a single year). This table excludes associates, interns, advisors, and board members.

Date Staff count Staff
2012-01-01 15 Ashley Dodge, Benjamin Todd, Carl Shulman, David Leon, Eric Gastfriend, Karwai Ng, Lisanne Pueschel, Max Harris, Niel Bowerman, Richard Batty, Robbie Shade, Sebastian Farquhar, Tom Rowlands, Vicky Clayton, William MacAskill
2013-01-01 15 Abbie Taylor, Andreas Mogensen, Benjamin Todd, George McGowan, Ilan Fischer, Jake Nebel, Jess Whittlestone, Joey Savoie, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Matt Wright, Niel Bowerman, Richard Batty, Robbie Shade, Tom Ash, William MacAskill
2014-01-01 9 Benjamin Todd, Isaac Lewis, Jacob Trefethen, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Max Siegel, Niel Bowerman, Roman Duda, Tom Ash, William MacAskill
2015-01-01 7 Benjamin Todd, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Matthew van der Merwe, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Roman Duda, William MacAskill
2016-01-01 7 Benjamin Todd, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Robert Wiblin, Roman Duda, William MacAskill
2017-01-01 8 Benjamin Todd, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Peter McIntyre, Robert Wiblin, Roman Duda, William MacAskill
2018-01-01 13 Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Keiran Harris, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Peter McIntyre, Robert Wiblin, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill
2019-01-01 15 Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Keiran Harris, Larissa Hesketh-Rowe, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Michelle Hutchinson, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Robert Wiblin, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill
2020-01-01 19 Arden Koehler, Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Chloe Malone, Claire Zabel, Hilary Greaves, Josh Axford, Keiran Harris, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Mary O’Connor, Michelle Hutchinson, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Robert Wiblin, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill
2021-01-01 19 Arden Koehler, Benjamin Todd, Brenton Mayer, Caitlin Elizondo, Chloe Malone, Claire Zabel, Hilary Greaves, Josh Axford, Keiran Harris, Louis Dixon, María Gutiérrez Rojas, Michelle Hutchinson, Nadine van der Waal, Niel Bowerman, Peter Hartree, Robert Wiblin, Roman Duda, Tara Mac Aulay, William MacAskill

Full history of additions and subtractions

This table shows the full change history of positions. Each row corresponds to at least one addition or removal of a position. Additions are in green and subtractions are in red. If a position name changed, it is listed simultaneously as an addition (of the new name) and removal (of the old name) and colored yellow. Additionally there are faded variants of each color for visited links.

Date Number of positions Number of positions added Number of positions removed Positions added Positions removed
2011-11-01 16 16 0 Ashley Dodge, Benjamin Todd, Carl Shulman, David Leon, Eric Gastfriend, Karwai Ng, Lisanne Pueschel, Matt Gibb, Max Harris, Niel Bowerman, Richard Batty, Robbie Shade, Sebastian Farquhar, Tom Rowlands, Vicky Clayton, William MacAskill
2012-01-15 15 0 -1 Carl Shulman
2012-02-01 17 2 0 Mark Lee, Max Deacon
2012-05-01 16 0 -1 Jonathan Willis
2012-06-01 15 1 -2 Abbie Taylor Adam Casey, Jeff Pole
2012-08-24 14 0 -1 Lisanne Pueschel
2012-09-24 10 7 -11 Andreas Mogensen, George McGowan, Ilan Fischer, Jake Nebel, Joey Savoie, Matt Wright, Tom Ash Ashley Dodge, David Leon, Eric Gastfriend, Karwai Ng, Mark Lee, Matt Gibb, Max Deacon, Max Harris, Sebastian Farquhar, Tom Rowlands, Vicky Clayton
2012-10-01 11 1 0 Jess Whittlestone
2013-01-01 14 3 0 Adam Casey, Jeff Pole, María Gutiérrez Rojas
2013-02-01 15 1 0 Jonathan Willis
2013-02-07 14 0 -1 Joey Savoie
2013-03-01 16 2 0 Jacob Trefethen, Roman Duda
2013-04-10 11 0 -5 Andreas Mogensen, George McGowan, Jess Whittlestone, Matt Wright, Robbie Shade
2013-06-24 10 0 -1 Ilan Fischer
2013-07-01 11 1 0 Jenny Brennan
2013-07-24 11 2 -2 Isaac Lewis, Max Siegel Jake Nebel, Richard Batty
2013-08-01 12 1 0 James Norris
2013-09-01 11 0 -1 Abbie Taylor
2013-09-18 13 2 0 Paul Christiano, Toby Ord
2013-10-01 12 0 -1 Jenny Brennan
2014-03-01 12 1 -1 Matthew van der Merwe Jacob Trefethen
2014-11-17 13 4 -3 Carl Shulman, Jess Whittlestone, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Peter Hartree Isaac Lewis, Max Siegel, Tom Ash
2015-03-01 12 0 -1 Matthew van der Merwe
2015-04-01 11 0 -1 James Norris
2015-07-01 12 1 0 Robert Wiblin
2015-11-26 11 0 -1 Paul Christiano
2016-02-01 12 1 0 Peter McIntyre
2017-02-01 14 2 0 Brenton Mayer, Brenton Mayer
2017-08-16 17 3 0 Julia Wise, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, Tara Mac Aulay
2017-09-01 18 1 0 Keiran Harris
2017-11-22 18 1 -1 Nadine van der Waal Julia Wise
2018-04-08 21 3 0 Caitlin Elizondo, Larissa Hesketh-Rowe, Mason Hartman
2018-04-15 22 1 0 Naoki Peter
2018-06-01 21 0 -1 Peter McIntyre
2018-09-01 22 1 0 Howie Lempel
2018-09-09 22 1 -1 Michelle Hutchinson Naoki Peter
2018-10-07 21 0 -1 Mason Hartman
2019-02-24 20 0 -1 Larissa Hesketh-Rowe
2019-06-17 21 2 -1 Chloe Malone, Josh Axford Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg
2019-10-01 22 1 0 Arden Koehler
2019-12-02 24 2 0 Claire Zabel, Mary O’Connor
2019-12-24 25 1 0 Hilary Greaves
2020-01-19 24 0 -1 Mary O’Connor
2020-02-01 25 1 0 Jenna Peters
2020-02-20 26 1 0 Louis Dixon
2020-05-01 27 1 0 Habiba Islam
2020-07-02 28 1 0 Brian Tse

List of people (69 positions)

Person Title Start date End date Employment type Source Notes
Peter McIntyre Head of Coaching 2016-02-01 2018-06-01 [1] profile says he worked as Head of Coaching between Feb 2016 and Jul 2018
William MacAskill President 2011-11-01 [2] William MacAskill was originally named William Crouch
Benjamin Todd Managing Director 2011-11-01 [2]
Vicky Clayton Researcher 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [3]
Ashley Dodge Events Team Member 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [3]
Max Harris Events Manager 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [3]
Richard Batty Director of Community 2011-11-01 2013-07-24 [2], [4]
Lisanne Pueschel Website launch helper 2011-11-01 2012-08-24 [2], [5]
David Leon Web content writer and editor 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [6]
Sebastian Farquhar Content Manager 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [5]
Karwai Ng Marketing 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [6]
Niel Bowerman Fundraiser 2011-11-01 [2]
Matt Gibb Cofounder and technical advisor 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [7]
Eric Gastfriend 80,000 Hours online social network developer 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [2], [7]
Robbie Shade 80,000 Hours website lead developer 2011-11-01 2013-04-10 [2], [8]
Arden Koehler Research Analyst 2019-10-01 [9]
Brenton Mayer Head of Internal Systems 2017-02-01 [10]
Habiba Islam Advisor 2020-05-01 [11]
Howie Lempel Strategy Advisor 2018-09-01 [12]
Robert Wiblin Director of Research 2015-07-01 [13]
Roman Duda Director of Content 2013-03-01 [14]
Keiran Harris Podcast producer 2017-09-01 [15]
Peter Hartree Technical Director 2014-11-17 [16]
Jenna Peters Advisor 2020-02-01 [17], [18], [19], [20], [21]
Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg Operations Manager US branch 2017-08-16 2019-06-17 [22], [23], [21], [24], [25]
Brenton Mayer Co-head of Coaching 2017-02-01 [26], [27], [10]
Max Deacon Finance Manager for the Centre for Effective Altruism, 80,000 Hours’ parent charitable company 2012-02-01 2012-09-24 [28], [29]
Mark Lee Director of Strategy, 80,000 Hours’ parent charitable company 2012-02-01 2012-09-24 [28], [30]
Carl Shulman Director of Careers Research 2011-11-01 2012-01-15 advisor [31], [32]
Tom Rowlands Communications Director 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [31], [29]
Jake Nebel Head of the Princeton Chapter 2012-09-24 2013-07-24 [33], [29], [34]
Abbie Taylor Head of the Oxford Chapter 2012-06-01 2013-09-01 [35]
Ilan Fischer Head of the Yale Chapter 2012-09-24 2013-06-24 [33], [29], [34]
Tom Ash Director of Operations 2012-09-24 2014-11-17 [33], [29], [36]
George McGowan Human Resources 2012-09-24 2013-04-10 [33], [29], [37]
Andreas Mogensen Legal and Financial 2012-09-24 2013-04-10 [33], [29], [37]
Matt Wright Logistics 2012-09-24 2013-04-10 [33], [29], [37]
Joey Savoie Market Research 2012-09-24 2013-02-07 [38], [30], [39]
Jess Whittlestone Research Director 2012-10-01 2013-04-10 [40], [41], [37] According to wayback snapshots, Jess Whittlestone first appeared on the team page in April 2013
Jonathan Willis Quantitative analist for the product team 2013-02-01 2012-05-01 [42], [41], [37] According to wayback snapshots, Jonathan Willis first appeared on the team page in April 2013
Jeff Pole Software engineer 2013-01-01 2012-06-01 [43], [41], [37] According to wayback snapshots, Jeff Pole first appeared on the team page in April 2013
Adam Casey Finance officer 2013-01-01 2012-06-01 [41], [37]
Isaac Lewis Lead Web Developer 2013-07-24 2014-11-17 [44], [34], [36]
Jenny Brennan Brand Manager 2013-07-01 2013-10-01 [44], [34], [45]
Jacob Trefethen Head of the Cambridge Chapter 2013-03-01 2014-03-01 [46], [44], [34] According to wayback snapshots, Jacob Trefethen first appeared on the team page in July 2013
Max Siegel Head of the Princeton Chapter 2013-07-24 2014-11-17 [44], [34], [36]
Toby Ord Advisor 2013-09-18 advisor [47], [48]
Paul Christiano Advisor 2013-09-18 2015-11-26 advisor [47], [48], [49]
Owen Cotton-Barratt Advisor 2014-11-17 advisor [48], [36]
Matthew van der Merwe Head of the Cambridge Student Group 2014-03-01 2015-03-01 volunteer [50], [48], [36] According to wayback snapshots, Matthew van der Merwe first appeared on the team page in November 2014
James Norris Advisor 2013-08-01 2015-04-01 advisor [51], [52], [53] According to wayback snapshots, James Norris first appeared on the team page in March 2015
María Gutiérrez Rojas Graphic designer 2013-01-01 [54], [55], [49] According to wayback snapshots, María Gutiérrez Rojas first appeared on the team page in November 2015
Nadine van der Waal Freelance social media and marketing 2017-11-22 contractor [27], [56]
Tara Mac Aulay Chief Executive Officer at Centre For Effective Altruism Support Staff 2017-08-16 [22], [57]
Julia Wise Community Liaison at Centre For Effective Altruism Support Staff 2017-08-16 2017-11-22 [22], [57], [56]
Caitlin Elizondo Head of Operations at Centre For Effective Altruism staff who assist 80,000 Hours 2018-04-08 [58], [59]
Mason Hartman Operations Analyst at Centre For Effective Altruism staff who assist 80,000 Hours 2018-04-08 2018-10-07 [58], [59], [60]
Larissa Hesketh-Rowe Chief Operating Officer at Centre For Effective Altruism staff who assist 80,000 Hours 2018-04-08 2019-02-24 [58], [59], [61]
Naoki Peter Freelance web developer 2018-04-15 2018-09-09 contractor [59], [62], [63]
Michelle Hutchinson Career Coach 2018-09-09 [64], [63]
Chloe Malone U.S. Operations Specialist at CEA staff who work with 80,000 Hours 2019-06-17 [24], [25]
Josh Axford UK Operations Specialist at CEA staff who work with 80,000 Hours 2019-06-17 [24], [25]
Mary O’Connor Office Manager 2019-12-02 2020-01-19 contractor [25], [65], [66]
Claire Zabel Trustee 2019-12-02 advisor [65]
Hilary Greaves Trustee 2019-12-24 advisor [25], [67]
Louis Dixon Finance Lead at CEA staff who work with 80,000 Hours 2020-02-20 [66], [19]
Brian Tse Advisor 2020-07-02 advisor [68], [69]
Carl Shulman Advisor 2014-11-17 advisor [70]
Jess Whittlestone Advisor 2014-11-17 advisor [70]

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