Alumni outcomes
At ERA, we have supported 200+ fellows through our various programmes. We give our fellows significant scope to take ownership of a concrete research problem at ERA. They pursue ambitious research directions which form an arc and persist long beyond their time at ERA, and they also have the space to think deeply and develop their own views on the problems they are working on.
As such, our alumni build all of 1) skills, 2) knowledge, and 3) networks to become impactful leaders in their respective fields, working in both influential roles at impactful organisations across industry, academia & governments.
UK AI Security Institute
European AI Office
Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI)
RAND
Centre for the Governance of AI
Centre for AI Safety
Future of Life Institute
Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Coefficient Giving
Institute for AI Policy & Strategy
FAR AI
Institute for Law & AI
Center for Strategic and International Studies
METR
Apollo Research
Geodesic Research
Constellation Institute
Safe AI Forum
Anthropic
Google DeepMind
Microsoft
SaferAI
MIT
University of Cambridge
SecureBio
Amodo Design
Stanford University
Fellow Testimonials
Twelve fellows on research, mentorship and and the impact of ERA.
12 accounts / 2022—2025
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ERA / 2025 Account01 / 12
ERA had a big counterfactual impact on Deep Ignorance and our dissemination strategy. The aggregate advice I received from my Research Manager, the various speakers, and other fellows really made me focus on getting the work in front of folks at frontier companies.
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ERA / 2024 Account02 / 12
The ERA Cambridge Fellowship significantly accelerated my professional development. This support allowed me to advance the AI safety focus of my PhD research and unlocked exciting career opportunities.
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ERA / 2024 Account03 / 12
Through ERA’s mentorship, I rapidly improved at identifying research questions that are both impactful and tractable.
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ERA / 2023 Account04 / 12
ERA significantly fast-tracked my path into AI governance. It has given me the time and legitimacy to speak to experts and produce formal research outputs.
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ERA / 2023 Account05 / 12
The networks developed during the fellowship through interactions with mentor, research manager and other fellows are invaluable, and it’s highly likely that I would not be working in my current position if not for the fellowship.
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ERA / 2025 Account06 / 12
With tremendous support, astounding guest speakers, and peers whose curiosity pushed me further every day, the fellowship condensed years of growth into months and gave me the clarity, network, and momentum to continue in this field.
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ERA / 2025 Account07 / 12
I’m so grateful to have developed lasting connections with peers, mentors, and other talented professionals across the AI safety field. This was an ideal research experience in an even more ideal setting.
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ERA / 2022 Account08 / 12
My favourite part of ERA was by far the other fellows: it was amazing to get to work alongside such smart, dedicated, curious people, and it definitely changed how I think.
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ERA / 2024 Account09 / 12
ERA gave me the opportunity to explore a new research area, allowing me to test my fit for it and introducing me to relevant experts in the field.
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ERA / 2024 Account10 / 12
ERA invests a lot in its fellows as people, through the talks, workshops, and career focus. Getting better at general competence is a big part of the Fellowship.
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ERA / 2022 + 2024 Account11 / 12
Senior researchers in my field have been more than willing to advise me and discuss my project and put me in touch with other experts to fill relevant gaps in my research.
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ERA / 2024 Account12 / 12
It was hugely inspiring and uplifting to be surrounded by ambitious, hard working people who want artificial intelligence to benefit humanity.
Alumni Spotlight
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Claire Dennis, ERA 2023
Claire joined ERA after completing her Master's in Public Affairs at Princeton, where she focused on climate change and AI policy. Her experience included representing Princeton at COP27 and serving as a Policy Fellow at the Responsible AI Institute. During her ERA fellowship, Claire explored the UN's potential role in AI governance, co-authoring a report titled "Towards a UN Role in Governing Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models" with collaborators from the Simon Institute and UN University.
Claire describes the ERA fellowship as a turning point in her career, introducing her to a community of passionate researchers exploring AI's implications. The programme's timing allowed her to analyse rapid developments in AI governance alongside like-minded individuals. After ERA, Claire pursued opportunities with the UN and US Government while co-authoring a paper on international AI governance frameworks, aiming to make a meaningful impact in this nascent field. She was then a Research Scholar at the Centre for the Governance of AI, where she led the International Report on AI Safety. Claire now works at Microsoft on AI governance.
Our Alumni
Below, we spotlight some of our alumni who are actively working on mitigating risks from frontier AI at several impactful organisations in this space:
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Alexander Davies
UK AI Security Insitute
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Alexandra Bates
Constellation
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Alejandro Ortega
Apollo Research
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Aris Richardson
RAND Corporation
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Arvo Muñoz Morán
Rethink Priorities
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Barath Harithas
Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
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Carson Ezell
Harvard University
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Catherine Brewer
Coefficient Giving
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Claire Dennis
Centre for the Governance of AI
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Conor Downey
RAND Corporation
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Duncan McClements
Inference Magazine
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Edward Kembery
Centre for the Governance of AI
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Einar Urdshals
Timaeus
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Gabriel Mukobi
US AI Safety Institute
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Hamza Chaudhry
Future of Life Institute
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Helena Cozzarini
Centre for the Governance of AI
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Iyngkarran Kumar
Centre for the Governance of AI
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Jack Miller
Entrepreneur First (def/acc)
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Jai Patel
UK AI Security Institute
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Jesse Richardson
Safe AI for Humanity (Mila)
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Moritz von Knebel
Institute for Law & AI
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Oscar Delaney
Institute for AI Policy & Strategy
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Pauline Kuss
Insitute for Law & AI
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Peter Barnett
Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)
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Pranav Gade
Conjecture
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Richard Ren
Centre for AI Safety
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Tom Reed
UK AI Security Institute