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Shane Ward – Nuclear Program Associate, Longview Philanthropy

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This is a staff profile page for Shane Ward, Nuclear Program Associate at Longview Philanthropy, relevant to AI safety insofar as Longview funds work on nuclear risk and emerging technology impacts on strategic stability, which intersects with existential risk concerns.

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This page profiles Shane Ward, a Nuclear Program Associate at Longview Philanthropy who conducts grant investigations and supports donor engagement for nuclear weapons policy programs. His background includes work on emerging technologies and nuclear deterrence, Indo-Pacific escalation wargaming, and NATO burden-sharing. He holds advanced degrees from Georgetown and Bates College.

Key Points

  • •Shane Ward works on nuclear weapons policy grant-making and donor engagement at Longview Philanthropy.
  • •His prior experience includes regulatory and procurement advisory work in defense and aerospace sectors.
  • •Research focus areas include emerging technologies' impact on nuclear deterrence and strategic stability.
  • •He has experience with wargaming Indo-Pacific escalation scenarios and NATO allied burden-sharing.
  • •Holds an MA in security studies from Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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 Shane Ward

 
 Nuclear Program Associate 
 
 Shane conducts grant investigations and supports donor engagement across Longview’s program on nuclear weapons policy. Before joining Longview, he worked on regulatory and procurement issues in the defense and aerospace sector with several strategic advisory firms, including DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. His prior research and work have focused on how emerging technologies could impact nuclear deterrence and strategic stability, wargaming Indo-Pacific escalation scenarios, and NATO allied burden-sharing. Shane holds an MA in security studies from Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service and a BA in politics from Bates College.
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