About

Our Mission

We work to understand and reduce global catastrophic risks, especially those from advanced AI and biotechnology, to make progress safe for everyone.

Our Work

We identify and enable talent to work on the most important questions facing humanity today.

Our 9-week, in-person research fellowship in London pairs fellows with mentors to produce research at the forefront of AI safety, AIxBio, and AI governance.

We run programs in Q1 and Q3.

Team

Team
  • Morgan Simpson

    Morgan Simpson

    Research Manager – AI Governance

    morgan@pivotal-research.org

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    Jasvin Kaur

    Operations & Community Manager

    jasvin@pivotal-research.org

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    Tilman Räuker

    Co-Director

    tilman@pivotal-research.org

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    Tobias Häberli

    Co-Director

    tobias@pivotal-research.org

Advisors

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    Naomi Nederlof

    Founder & Advisor

    Community Building Grants Manager at CEA

  • Ryan Kidd

    Ryan Kidd

    Advisor

    Co-Director at MATS & Board Member of LISA

Selected Alumni

Alumni

Our alumni’s paths after the fellowship

  • Nicholas Marsh ('25)

    AI Futures Project

  • Philipp Alexander Kreer ('25)

    Timaeus

  • Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse ('25)

    UK AISI

  • Elsie Jang ('25)

    Mercatus Center at George Mason University

  • Theodore Ehrenborg ('25)

    Beneficial AI Foundation

  • Aidan Homewood ('24)

    Centre for the Governance of AI

  • Kristina Fort ('24)

    LawAI, Google DeepMind

  • Jakub Kryś ('24)

    SaferAI

  • Natasha Karner ('24)

    Alan Turing Institute

  • Michel Justen ('24)

    Tarbell

  • Lennart Finke ('24)

    ETH Tramèr Lab

  • Monika Jotautaitė ('24)

    AI Safety Engineering Taskforce

  • Tomás Aguirre ('23)

    Centre for the Governance of AI

  • Ben Bucknall ('22)

    Centre for the Governance of AI, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative

  • Kay Kozaronek ('22)

    Prism Eval

  • Pierre Peigné ('22)

    Prism Eval

  • Tao Burga ('22)

    Institute for Progress

  • Chiara Gerosa ('21)

    Talos Network

Work With Us

Work With Us

Currently No Open Roles

Become a Fellow

Join our future fellowship programs and contribute to impactful research.

News about Fellowships

Be a Mentor

Guide the next generation of researchers by mentoring a fellow.

Express Interest to Mentor

Join Our Team

Work directly with us to shape the future of Pivotal Research.

Updates on Open Roles