80,000 Hours completes spin-out from Effective Ventures
We’re excited to announce that 80,000 Hours has completed its spin-out from Effective Ventures (EV) and is now operating as an independent organisation. We announced this decision here in December 2023 and we’ve now concluded spinning out from our parent organisation. We’re deeply grateful to the Effective Ventures leadership and team for their support, especially during the complex transition process over the past year.
Our new structure
We’ve established two new UK entities, each with their own board:
- 80,000 Hours Limited — this is a nonprofit entity that houses our website, podcast, job board, one-on-one service, and our operations.
- 80,000 Hours Foundation — this is a registered charity that will facilitate donations and own the 80k intellectual property.
Our new boards
Board of Directors (80,000 Hours Limited):
- Konstantin Sietzy — Deputy Director of Talent and Operations at UK AISI
- Alex Lawsen — Senior Program Associate at Open Philanthropy and former 80,000 Hours Advising Manager
- Anna Weldon — COO at the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) and former EV board member
- Joshua Rosenberg — CEO of the Forecasting Research Institute
- Emma Abele — former CEO of METR
Board of Trustees (80,000 Hours Foundation):
- Susan Shi — General Counsel at EV, soon to move to CEA
- Katie Hearsum — COO at Longview Philanthropy
- Anna Weldon — an overlapping member of both boards
What the spin-out means for our users and next steps
Our services to users are not affected by the spin-out.
Independence gives us greater operational flexibility, such as having more control over our systems and benefits, but we don’t expect it to lead to changes to our programmes.
Within our mission of helping people use their careers to solve the world’s most pressing problems, we’ve recently sharpened our focus on careers that can help make AI go well.
We’re excited about the strategic guidance our new boards will provide as we continue our mission and look forward to what we can accomplish in this next chapter.
For any questions about our spin-out, please contact [email protected].