3x founder

William MacAskill

Senior Research Fellow, Forethought

Co-founder

2025Senior Research Fellow· Forethought

Founder · since 2009

Company

Forethought

Role

Senior Research Fellow

current

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

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Career

Forethought
Senior Research Fellow · 2025 – Present
2025
The Centre for Effective Altruism
Co-founder
Cofounder · Oxford, United Kingdom · 2011 – Present
2011
80,000 Hours
Co-founder
Cofounder · Oxford, United Kingdom · 2011 – Present
2011
Giving What We Can
Co-founder
Cofounder · Oxford, United Kingdom · 2009 – Present
2009
Global Priorities Institute (Oxford University)
Senior Research Fellow · 2018 – 2025
2018
University of Oxford
Associate Professor · 2015 – 2025
2015
University of Oxford
DPhil Student · Oxford, United Kingdom · 2008 – 2013
2008