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Astralis Foundation - Our People
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Astralis Foundation is an AI safety-focused philanthropic organization; this page identifies its key personnel and their connections to major EA and AI safety institutions, useful for mapping the organizational landscape.
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The 'Our People' page of Astralis Foundation introduces its leadership team, advisors, and impact funders. The foundation focuses on ensuring AI benefits all humanity through ambitious, impact-focused philanthropy and strategic counsel. Key personnel have backgrounds spanning BCG consulting, McKinsey, venture capital, and major EA-aligned nonprofits like Rethink Priorities and Longview Philanthropy.
Key Points
- •Astralis Foundation is led by CEO Jona Glade, who also leads cFactual and sits on the board of Longview Philanthropy.
- •Senior Advisor Tim Shavers leads grantmaking and the Shared Horizons Fund, with nearly 20 years at McKinsey and a decade in venture capital.
- •Senior Advisor Abraham Rowe previously scaled Rethink Priorities from 10 to 100+ staff as COO and founded Good Structures consultancy.
- •The team has deep ties to the EA/AI safety ecosystem, including Impact Academy, Wild Animal Initiative, and Rethink Priorities.
- •The foundation bridges philanthropy, strategic consulting, and AI safety advocacy through its personnel and affiliated organizations.
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## Who
Our people
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Our impact funders, advisors and team are united by the desire for ambitious, impact-focused action to ensure AI benefits all.
### Team
Our team brings together accomplished innovators from academia, entrepreneurship and non-profits. We've founded successful ventures, led major enterprises, and shaped and executed transformative strategies.
[](https://vilhelmskoglund.com/)
## President
### Vilhelm Skoglund
[Ville](https://vilhelmskoglund.com/) is President of [Astralis](https://astralisfoundation.org/), where he leads funder relationships. He is also on the Board of FROS Foundation and runs a Swedish family office. Previously, he co-founded [Impact Academy](https://impactacademy.org/), which prepares young talent to address catastrophic risks and served on the board of various non-profits. Ville studied law, developmental economics, and sustainability at Uppsala University and Cornell University.
[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaglade/)
## CEO
### Jona Glade
[Jona](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaglade/) provides strategic counsel on AI safety to key decision-makers while serving as CEO of Astralis and cFactual. Overall, he has led over 20 strategic initiatives focused on AI safety and high-impact philanthropy. He also serves on the Board of Longview Philanthropy. Previously, he was a consultant at BCG during which he founded [Consultants for Impact](https://www.consultantsforimpact.org/). Jona studied organizational psychology at the University of Vienna.
[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamrowe/)
## Senior Advisor
### Abraham Rowe
[Abraham](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamrowe/) specializes in nonprofit operations and scaling organisations, previously serving as COO at [Rethink Priorities](https://rethinkpriorities.org/) where he grew the team from 10 to 100+ staff. He founded [Good Structures](https://www.goodstructures.co/), an operations consultancy, works with [cFactual](https://www.cfactual.com/), and co-founded [Wild Animal Initiative](https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/). Abraham holds a history degree from Oberlin College.
[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-shavers-266a1411/)
## Senior Advisor
### Tim Shavers
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