Our Team
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Prof. Keyun Ruan
Keyun is an economist with a background in cybersecurity. She is a world-renowned expert in cloud forensics, and has recently launched the field of cybernomics. Her 22 years of thought leadership in tech spans from research, advisory to product innovation.
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Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice, Director of Policy
Baroness Cavendish is a British journalist, senior fellow at Harvard University, former Director of Policy for Prime Minister David Cameron, and a Conservative Member of the House of Lords in Cameron’s resignation honours. She is the author of “Extra Time: Ten Lessons for an Aging World“ focused on longevity. She has led many think tanks, nonprofits, policy groups, and was ranked the fifth-most influential woman in the UK in the BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour 2015 PowerList.
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Dr. Avi Roy, Director
Avi is a biomedical scientist based in Oxford with expertise in aging, longevity, and health. Among his previous roles, he was the CTO at BioViva, and a researcher at the University of Oxford's CASMI. He is currently advising several organizations focused on longevity, or is he ;)
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Reijo Pold, Director
With 15 years in the tech and investment industry, Reijo is a contributor to tech and investment publications, advisor to industry organizations and mentor to tech start-ups. He has led multiple Corporate VCs and is now focusing on pioneering space-based insurance.
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Soheil Ahmadzadeh, Director
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Jonathan Bates, Director of Marketing
Jonathon spent more than a decade creating marketing strategies for some of the world’s largest brands including Samsung, BT and Vodafone. As an entrepreneur himself, he is passionate about giving businesses completely impartial and insight-based marketing strategies that lead to measurable growth.
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Darren Ryan, Director of PR
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Martin Jervis, Strategist
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Jeff Breen, Gift Officer
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Sophie Crofton, Gift Officer
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Andrew Mitson, Director
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Dr. Anders Sandberg, Research Fellow
Dr Anders Sandberg is a philosophy with a background in computer science, neuroscience and medical engineering. His work at the Future of Humanity Institute at University of Oxford centres on management of low-probability high-impact risks, estimating the capabilities of future technologies, and very long-range futures. Topics of particular interest include machine learning, ethics, global catastrophic risk, cognitive enhancement, future studies, neuroethics, and public policy.
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Dr. Stuart Armstrong, Research Fellow
Stuart Armstrong’s research at the Future of Humanity Institute at University of Oxford centers on the safety and possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI), how to define the potential goals of AI and map humanity’s partially defined values into it, and the long term potential for intelligent life across the reachable universe. He has been working with organizations such as DeepMind to formalize AI desiderata in general models so that AI designers can include these safety methods in their designs. His collaboration with DeepMind on “Interruptibility” has been mentioned in over 100 media articles.
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Richard Atkinson, Research Fellow
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John Makepeace, Researcher
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Krisztina Jedlovszky, Research Analyst
Kriszti is finishing her degree on Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. She is interested in how psychedelics can improve mental health, and wellbeing. Kriszti also writes for online popular science journal qubit.hu, and the arts journal prae.hu.
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Conor Brittain
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Lindsay Strouse, Marketing Strategist
Lindsay is an insights-driven strategist on a mission to create products and stories that contribute to a more equitable, joyful world. She has over 8 years experience in B2B, B2C marketing, advertising, research, go-to-market, creative strategy, account management, content creation, and complex program management.
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DanRam, MC and Facilitator
DanRam ignites the stage as an Event MC & Speaker at over 100 events a year. Hosting changemakers like President Barack Obama, billionaire founders like Sir Richard Branson, record breaking athletes like F1 champion Nico Rosberg, Grammy-winning artists and celebrities, he works on 4 continents from college campuses to parliaments to in-house corporate innovation days to the biggest tech conferences in the world.
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Oliver Rutherford, Facilitator
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Edward Ashton Johnson, Facilitator
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Carlos Outeiral, AI Research Lead
Carlos is finishing his doctorate in computational biology at the University of Oxford. He is interested in how emergent technologies can impact all stages of healthcare, from basic research to digital biomarkers. He is the Vice President of the Oxford University Scientific Society, the oldest scientific society in the world, and has led a number of academic initiatives.
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Chris Curwen, Biotech Research Lead
Chris is currently researching Gene and Cell Therapy at University College London. He has a background in bioscience, and currently the host and producer of Longevity focused shows “Our Longevity Futures“, “Longevity Weekly“ and “Ask the Longevity Doctor“. Chris also co-led our Happiness Festival 2020.
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Andrés González-Meneses, Artist in Residence
Andrés is an award-winning architect who has worked in prestigious studios in Chicago, London and Madrid (including Mendaro Arquitectos). He was 1st prize winner in the Canyon View Accommodation International Architecture competition, and member of the Jury for the Museum of the Ancient Nile International Architecture competition. He also devotes much of his passion for art, sculpture and music.