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This is a team profile page for Emily Oehlsen, President of Coefficient Giving, who leads work on AI and biosecurity grantmaking. Relevant to AI safety as it identifies a key decision-maker in philanthropic funding for AI safety and related cause areas.

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This is a staff profile page for Emily Oehlsen, President of Coefficient Giving (formerly known as Open Philanthropy's spin-off or related entity), who leads the organization's work on AI and biosecurity. She previously oversaw more than $900 million in funding for global health and farm animal welfare. Her background includes work at DeepMind, Uber, and TGG Group.

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  • •Emily Oehlsen leads Coefficient Giving's AI and biosecurity grantmaking portfolio.
  • •She previously oversaw $900M+ in funding for global health, wellbeing, and farm animal welfare.
  • •She helped launch Coefficient's Lead Exposure Action Fund, its first collaborative fund.
  • •Prior experience includes roles at DeepMind, Uber, and TGG Group.
  • •She holds a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford and a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown.

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 Emily leads Coefficient Giving’s work on AI and biosecurity.  She previously led our work on global health and wellbeing and farm animal welfare; in that role, she oversaw the allocation of more than $900 million in funding. Part of her work included helping to launch Coefficient’s first collaborative fund, the Lead Exposure Action Fund.  

 Before joining Coefficient in 2021, she worked at DeepMind, Uber, and TGG Group. She holds a B.S.F.S. in International Political Economy from Georgetown and a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford.
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