Thomas WoodsideCo-founder & Senior Policy Advisor · Secure AI ProjectFounder↗
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Nick Beckstead
Secure AI ProjectCo-founder and CEO
Beckstead co-founded Secure AI Project to make frontier AI systems harder to steal, sabotage or misuse. The organization develops security guidance, policy and coordination for model developers and governments, drawing on his earlier work in AI governance, philanthropy and long-term risk research.
Career & education
Current role
Secure AI Project2024-presentCo-founder and CEO
Secure AI Project2024-presentPreviously
Center for AI Safety2024-2024Policy Lead
Coefficient Giving2014-2021
Center for AI Safety2024-2024
Coefficient Giving2014-2021Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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University of Minnesota
Rutgers University