The Giving What We Can team
Our founders
Toby Ord
Co-Founder of GWWC
Toby co-founded Giving What We Can and the wider effective altruism movement. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. His current research is on the long-term future of humanity, and the risks which threaten to drastically limit our potential.
William MacAskill
Co-Founder of GWWC
Philosopher Will MacAskill is a co-founder of the effective altruism movement, Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, and the Centre for Effective Altruism, and the author of Doing Good Better, Moral Uncertainty, and What We Owe the Future. He is an Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford.
Meet our staff
Luke Freeman
Executive Director
Luke Freeman manages Giving What We Can. He is also an active volunteer with various social impact focused projects.
Grace Adams
Head of Marketing
Grace Adams works on marketing for Giving What We Can. She has worked across marketing and product roles both in consulting and industry.
Sjir Hoeijmakers
Director of Research
Sjir leads the research team at Giving What We Can. He has a background in impact evaluation and mathematical economics.
Fabio Kuhn
Software Engineer
Fabio is a technical lead and full-stack software engineer at Giving What We Can, supporting product development and maintaining the technical infrastructure.
Sarah Baka
Software Engineer
Sarah is a product lead and full-stack software engineer at Giving What We Can, supporting product development and maintaining the technical infrastructure.
Zou Xinyi
Executive Assistant to Luke Freeman
Zou is the Executive Assistant at Giving What We Can, with a background in Philosophy and Education studies.
Lorenzo Buonanno
Software engineer
Lorenzo supports the product development and maintenance of technical infrastructure at Giving What We Can.
Lucas Moore
Effective Giving Global Coordinator and Incubator
Lucas supports the global effective giving community and helps with the development of new effective giving initiatives.
Alana Horowitz Friedman
Alana is a Research Communicator at Giving What We Can. She is passionate about increasing the reach of core effective giving concepts.
Aidan Whitfield
Researcher
Aidan is a researcher at Giving What We Can, helping to identify the highest-impact opportunities for donors. He has a background in public health and health research.
Thomas King
Development Director (Australia)
Thomas helps lead development for Giving What We Can in Australia, and has spent 13 years championing not-for-profit initiatives.
James Rayton
Head of Community
James is the Head of Community at Giving What We Can; helping to support and grow our network of givers. His background is in international development in East Africa.
Our Growth Advisory Board
Alex Savard
Country Manager USA, Design Director
Alex is responsible for US operations, fundraising, and all things design for Giving What We Can.
Andrew Sutton
Growth Advisory Board Member
Andrew is a banker and long-time supporter of Giving What We Can. He currently lives in Hong Kong.
Join our team
Want to be part of our team? Visit our Careers page to see our current job openings and apply today.
Or become a volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering for Giving What We Can, we welcome you to apply to volunteer.