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Institute for AI Policy and Strategy

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AI policy think tank founded in 2024, headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area. Led by Jennifer Marron (Executive Director), Brianna Rosen (Research Director, Frontier Security), Amanda El-Dakhakhni (Director), Zoe Williams (Managing Director), and Renan Araujo (Director of Programs). Runs the AI Policy Fellowship program (fully funded, multiple cohorts). Research spans implications from current models to potential AGI/superintelligence. Explicitly nonpartisan with emphasis on intellectual independence. Funded by Open Philanthropy, Survival and Flourishing Fund, and others. Actively hiring Director of Government Affairs and Policy Director as of March 2026. Primary intervention types: policy research, fellowship programs, talent development.

Headcount
11–20
as of Dec 2025

Facts

12
Financial
Headcount11–20
Grant Received$572,000
Other
LeadershipJennifer Marron (Executive Director), Brianna Rosen (Research Director, Frontier Security), Amanda El-Dakhakhni (Director), Zoe Williams (Managing Director), Renan Araujo (Director of Programs)
ProgramAI Policy Fellowship — 2025 cohort: 29 fellows from 5,600+ applicants (Sept-Nov 2025, DC). 2026 summer cohort: June-August, $15,000 stipend ($22,000 Senior Fellows). Alumni placed at RAND, Institute for Progress, Center for Health Security.
PublicationCountering AI Chip Smuggling (June 2025, joint with CNAS) — estimates 10,000 to several hundred thousand chips smuggled to China in 2024
Funding PolicyEmphasizes intellectual independence; funded by Open Philanthropy, Survival and Flourishing Fund, allied governments, and individual donors
Media Coverage40+ features in the Economist, NYT, Real Clear Politics, TIME in 2025
Organization
CountryUnited States
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
Legal StructureNonprofit think tank
Founded Date2024
General
Websitehttps://www.iaps.ai/

Other Data

Publications
6 entries
TitlePublicationTypeAuthorsUrlVenuePublishedDateIsFlagship
Countering AI Chip Smuggling Has Become a National Security PriorityreportGrunewald, Fistcnas.orgCNAS/IAPS2025-06
AI Agent Governance: A Field GuidereportKraprayoon, Williams, Fayyaziaps.aiIAPS2025-04
AI Agent Governance: A Field GuidereportIAPSiaps.ai2025
AI Distillation Attacks: Risks and Policy ResponsesreportIAPSiaps.ai2025
Location Verification for AI ChipsreportIAPSiaps.ai2024
Chip Smuggling and Export Control EvasionreportIAPS, CNASiaps.ai2024

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