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Our Team

We are a multidisciplinary group of technologists, philosophers, thinkers, and builders.

Our Core Team

Brendan McCord
FOUNDER & CHAIR
Brendan McCord
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Brian Carroll
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Brian Carroll
LinkedIn
Kush Kansagra
HEAD OF STRATEGY
Kush Kansagra
LinkedIn
Bianca Vimercati Sanseverino
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
Bianca Vimercati Sanseverino
LinkedIn
Harry Law
EDITORIAL LEAD
Harry Law
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Alex Chalmers
STAFF WRITER
Alex Chalmers
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Tiffany Adams
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Tiffany Adams
LinkedIn

Our Board

Brian Hooks
BOARD MEMBER
Brian Hooks
LinkedIn
Website
Tyler Cowen
FOUNDING FELLOW
Tyler Cowen
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Adriane McCord
CO-FOUNDER
Adriane McCord
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Substack
Will Young
BOARD MEMBER
Will Young
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website

Fellows

Jack Clark
FOUNDING FELLOW
Jack Clark
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Philipp Koralus
FOUNDING FELLOW
Philipp Koralus
X (Twitter)
Website
Houda Nait El Barj
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Houda Nait El Barj
Website
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Seb Krier
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Seb Krier
X (Twitter)
Website
Harvey Lederman
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Harvey Lederman
X (Twitter)
Website
Julia Haas
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Julia Haas
Website
Matthew Botvinick
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Matthew Botvinick
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Ben Bariach
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Ben Bariach
LinkedIn
Andy Hall
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Andy Hall
Website
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Seth Lazar
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Seth Lazar
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Vincent Wang-Maścianica
COSMOS SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
Vincent Wang-Maścianica
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Joel Lehman
COSMOS FELLOW
Joel Lehman
LinkedIn
Website
Bethanie Maples
COSMOS FELLOW
Bethanie Maples
LinkedIn
Gavin Leech
COSMOS FELLOW
Gavin Leech
Website
Blake Elias
COSMOS FELLOW
Blake Elias
LinkedIn
Website
Carina Peng
COSMOS FELLOW
Carina Peng
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Whitney Deng
COSMOS FELLOW
Whitney Deng
LinkedIn
Samuele Marro
INCUBATION FELLOW
Samuele Marro
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Jules Desai
COSMOS FELLOW
Jules Desai
LinkedIn
Ryan Othniel Kearns
COSMOS FELLOW
Ryan Othniel Kearns
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Andrew Keenan Richardson
COSMOS FELLOW
Andrew Keenan Richardson
LinkedIn
Substack
GitHub
Zoe Weinberg
COSMOS GRANTS
Zoe Weinberg
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Alex Komoroske
COSMOS GRANTS
Alex Komoroske
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Darren Zhu
COSMOS GRANTS
Darren Zhu
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Ivan Vendrov
FOUNDING FELLOW
Ivan Vendrov
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Website
Johnathan Bi
COSMOS FELLOW
Johnathan Bi
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Substack
Devin Stauffer
FOUNDING FELLOW
Devin Stauffer
LinkedIn
Website
Jason Crawford
FOUNDING FELLOW
Jason Crawford
X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Substack
Peggy Yin
COSMOS FELLOW
Peggy Yin
Website
LinkedIn
Ayush Noori
COSMOS FELLOW
Ayush Noori
Website
X (Twitter)
Tianyi Alex Qiu
COSMOS FELLOW
Tianyi Alex Qiu
Website
X (Twitter)
Zhonghao He
COSMOS FELLOW
Zhonghao He
Website
X (Twitter)
Isaac Robinson
COSMOS FELLOW
Isaac Robinson
LinkedIn
Steven Molotnikov
COSMOS FELLOW
Steven Molotnikov
Website
LinkedIn