TECHNICAL AI SAFETY
David combines technical AI safety research with AI risk communication, running a 30,000+ subscriber YouTube channel. He has conducted research at Mila, and worked with David Krueger and Yoshua Bengio. Previously, David was founding CTO of a cybersecurity insurance startup, leading a 15+ person team. David holds a cybersecurity PhD from Columbia University. He loves to travel and build a network of amazing people.

TECHNICAL AI GOVERNANCE
Jacob is a technical AI safety and governance researcher. He was previously an ERA fellow working on transparency disclosures for chain-of-thought monitorability and persona-dependent steering. He is currently consulting for the Centre for Long-Term Resilience on its Loss of Control Observatory. He holds an MSc in NLP from the University of Edinburgh, a BA in Computational Linguistics from Cambridge, and is an ARENA 5.0 alumnus. His research interests are model transparency, frontier-lab disclosure policy, behavioural and persona-dependent steering, and the empirical foundations of loss-of-control risk; he also mentors junior researchers through MARS V.

TECHNICAL AI GOVERNANCE
Sean is an independent technical AI governance researcher and research manager at ERA. His research focuses on hazard analysis and risk modeling of frontier AI systems, applying systems-thinking frameworks such as STPA and CAST to loss-of-control risks. Additionally, he has experience red teaming AI safety cases using Assurance 2.0 and CAE. Prior to working in AI safety, he spent 10 years in astrophysics research and holds a PhD in physics from UC Irvine; earlier in his career he spent over four years on active duty in the US Army. Outside of research, he enjoys being in the mountains with his kids doing some combination of hiking, camping, rock climbing, snowboarding, and nordic skiing.

AI GOVERNANCE
Jacob is an AI governance researcher and economist focusing on AI's labor market impacts. Previously, he was an ERA fellow and served as Research Manager at the Orion AI Governance Fellowship, leading research on AI safety information-sharing under UK competition law and AI-enabled disinformation exacerbating CBRN risks. He has contributed to EU AI Act implementation, AI standards, and OECD Due Diligence Guidelines through his work at Pour Demain in Brussels. He holds an MSc in Economics from LSE, and his research has been published in Verfassungsblog, Competition Law Insight, and AI Policy Bulletin.

AI GOVERNANCE
Christina Krawec is an international security professional specializing in nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, AI policy, and space. She is the Founder of Earthnote LLC, an independent consulting company providing open source and satellite imagery analytical expertise for clients spanning the US laboratory system, think tanks, tech, and academia. Previously, Christina worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency, US Department of Defense, Google, and various other research-focused organizations. Christina holds a Master’s degree in Non-proliferation & International Security from King’s College London and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Music (double major) from Stanford University.

AI GOVERNANCE
Jake is an AI governance researcher. He focuses on AI risk management and frontier company policy. Previously, he has been a MATS research fellow and an ERA fellow. His research has been accepted at FAccT and ICML TAIGR. Jake holds an MPhil in Ethics of AI, Data and Algorithms from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in philosophy from the University of Durham. He enjoys good pour-over coffee and going for runs.

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Jonathan is an engineer and economist with a Harvard MBA and 15 years of experience. He has been a consultant at BCG, twice an entrepreneur, and a policy officer at the UN. He is married and has two kids (who are the main reason to work on AI risks), and he loves reading (from history and psychology to Victorian classics), traveling (he is the son of a pilot and a flight attendant), and football (River Plate and Argentina).

SENIOR PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE
Genevieve has experience in long-term project planning, workshop facilitation, and teaching. She first joined ERA as the Community Health Lead. Before this, she designed and organised a student development programme for a university, and studied Literature at Durham University. Outside of work, Genevieve enjoys undertaking various creative projects.

SENIOR OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
Ruqaiya is an Oxford graduate with a background in law, human rights, and governance. She is a licensed advocate in India. She was a Oxford High-Impact Career Scholar and has worked across India, Lebanon, the US, and the UK. Her interests lie at the intersection of legal alignment of AI, particularly mitigating catastrophic risks like authoritarian misuse of advanced AI. Beyond ERA, she is a founder and mentor, building talent pipelines to support Global South researchers and professionals into high-impact careers.

PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE
Oscar is a philosopher studying AI Ethics at Cambridge with a background in ethics and moral cognition from Columbia University. They are currently working on risks with automated decision-making and have previously presented on metaethical issues with decision-making using LLMs. When not researching, Oscar can be found playing classical violin and fiddle, hiking, and organizing with various community groups around Cambridge.