About
People43Policy & Governance
Policy Positions1Key People
7EY
Edward Yee
Head of Strategic Projects
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
KW
Karolina Walęcik
Head of Business Operations
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
LM
Lindsay Murachver
Head of Programs
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
YA
Yordanos Asmare
Head of People
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
KB
Karl BerzinsFounder
Co-founder & President
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
TB
Taylor Boyle
Head of Finance
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
SB
Samuel Bauer
Head of Communications and Brand
Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12.
Funding History
5Coefficient Giving AI Safety Research and Field-building 2025grant2025
$29MLed by Coefficient Giving
3-year grant for expanding technical research team and internship program. Coefficient Giving is Open Philanthropy's successor entity for AI safety grants. Part of a broader ~$30M multi-funder commitment announced January 2026 also including Schmidt Sciences, SFF, CSET, and AI Safety Fund.
openphilanthropy.orgOpen Philanthropy AI Communications and Outreach 2024grant2024
$2.4MLed by Open Philanthropy
2-year grant for expanding AI safety communications and outreach programs.
openphilanthropy.orgOpen Philanthropy General Support 2024grant2024
$2.1MLed by Open Philanthropy
3-year general operating support grant (~$700K/year). Concurrent with larger project-specific grants for communications and office space.
openphilanthropy.orgOpen Philanthropy General Support 2023grant2023
$460KLed by Open Philanthropy
General operating support renewal grant, including support for NeurIPS 2023 alignment workshop.
openphilanthropy.orgOpen Philanthropy General Support 2022grant2022
$625KLed by Open Philanthropy
General operating support grant. FAR AI (then Fund for Alignment Research) was founded July 2022 by Adam Gleave and Karl Berzins, spun out of Redwood Research.
openphilanthropy.orgBoard Seats
2| Member | Role | Source | Notes | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Chan | Secretary of the Board | far.ai | Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12. | Not checked |
| mO3TGfphck | Treasurer of the Board | far.ai | Confirmed on FAR AI team page as of 2026-04-12. | Not checked |
▶Internal Metadata
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| Stable ID: | sid_lCiT37k9pA |
| Wiki ID: | E138 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/far-ai.yaml |
| Facts: | 1 structured (2 total) |
| Records: | 14 in 3 collections |