Bruce Friedrich is the founder and CEO of the Good Food Institute.

With more than 140 full-time team members across the globe, GFI is accelerating the production of plant-based and cultivated meat in order to bolster the global protein supply while protecting our environment, promoting global health, and preventing food insecurity.

Leah Libresco Sargeant is the author of Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option.

She has worked as a curriculum developer at CFAR and a data journalist at 538. She grew up as an atheist and was received into the Catholic Church in 2012. She runs the substack Other Feminisms, which is focused on the dignity of mutual dependence.

“I have my PhD, in philosophy, from the Johns Hopkins University.

I have been a professor at the University of San Diego, a (nominally) Catholic college, for most of my adult life. My research specialties are metaphysics and philosophical theology and I’ve published on the doctrine of the Trinity and the real presence doctrine—latest book is The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation. I’m a committed Anglican Christian and an active member of the Society of Christian Philosophers (join us!)—and the Chula Vista Democratic Club and the San Diego Bicycle Coalition.”

David Sutherland is the Chair of the Board for International Care Ministries, a charity that reached the ultra-poor in the Philippines through 12,000 local churches.

ICM has designed a four-month anti-poverty training program called Transform. At the end of this four-month program, ultra-poor participants experience a 146% increase in income, a 27% reduction in illness, and a 46% increase in an index of hope. ICM has graduated 1.5 million Filipino family members from the four-month Transform program. ICM is now one of the largest charities in the Philippines.

Until early 2013, David was Morgan Stanley's Chief Financial Officer in Asia Pacific, responsible for the company's financial affairs in countries from China to India, from Korea to Australia. Before his role as CFO, David spent more than a decade as a Morgan Stanley Managing Director, overseeing its tax department in Asia.

Dustin Crummett is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Washington Tacoma and at Seattle Pacific University.

After receiving a PhD from the University of Notre Dame, Crummett completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship working on animal ethics as part of a European Research Council project at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He has published in ethics, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. He is also a co-author of Applied Ethics: An Impartial Introduction.

Katie is a committed Christian and works as the Senior MER Advisor for Operational Excellence at the SCI Foundation (SCIF).

She is a Roman Catholic, raised in the Episcopal tradition, and is part of the founding cohort of the Community of St Anselm, an ecumenical community established by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In her professional experience with SCIF, she capitalises on data to inform strategic decision-making in order to promote cost effectiveness and impact. Prior to joining SCIF in 2015, Katie worked in the private sector as a healthcare consultant in the United States. Her multidisciplinary background in health, political science, economics, and business provide key insights for solving complex problems. Katie has a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Boston College and a Master’s in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

In addition to managing operations for the Happier Lives Institute, Joy Bittner is the founder of a new mental health organization located in Ecuador.

Vida Plena (meaning 'a flourishing life' in Spanish), provides evidence-based depression treatment through a cost-effective delivery model, meaning that mental health services can quickly be scaled. An HLI meta-analysis of 45 peer-reviewed studies estimates that this type of mental health intervention to be 12x more cost-effective than direct cash transfers in improving ratings of subjective wellbeing: putting this program model roughly on a par with the top charities recommended by GiveWell.

With a masters in nonprofit management, Joy has spent the past 14 years leading NGOs and social businesses throughout Latin America.

Samuel Dupret is a research analyst at the Happier Lives Institute.

The Happier Lives Institute connects donors, researchers, and policymakers with the most cost-effective opportunities to increase global wellbeing. Using the latest subjective wellbeing data, they identify the problems that matter most to people and find evidence-based ways to solve them. Samuel works on evaluating the cost-effectiveness of micro-interventions (interventions at the individual level), how much they improve subjective wellbeing per dollar spent.

Recently, Samuel has been working on modelling how much psychotherapy can improve subjective wellbeing, not only for the direct recipient of psychotherapy, but also for their household. Samuel has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Southampton and an MSc in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from University College London.

Jay Dykstra is an experienced medical doctor and board-certified radiologist.

He is also the founder of World Wide House Church which organises free small group or house church meetups and is the author of Healing Hereafter exploring rational and refreshing answers to many difficult faith questions.

He is a longtime supporter of effective altruism and his story has been featured on The Life You Can Save, The Washington Post, and is a strategic giving coach at Bless Big.

Dr. Dominic Roser is a senior lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Ethics and Human Rights.

As a philosopher and economist, his focus includes the ethics of climate change. He published Climate Justice: An Introduction and coauthored Effective Altruism and Religion: Synergies, Tensions, Dialogue.

He has been a long-standing supporter of the effective altruism movement. He is currently working on a book exploring why Christians should engage with effective altruism.

Vesa is a community facilitator for EA for Christians.

He has completed a MTheol in Helsinki University and worked as a pastor and youth worker, as well as volunteering for various EA organisations. He is interested in the intersection of EA and Christianity, academic theology and philosophy, and EA movement building and outreach.

Asia is the UK/Cambridge community liaison at EA for Christians.

A student at the University of Cambridge, Asia is interested in governmental policies, reducing poverty, and improving institutions in order to face pressing global issues such as climate change. She also serves as Diversity Team Coordinator at EA Cambridge. In her spare time, she enjoys learning foreign languages and participating in a range of sports.

Sydney Filler is a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and has been involved with the EA community since 2018.

Raised Catholic, she became a Quaker for several years before experiencing a renewed draw to Catholicism. She lives in New York City and took the Giving What We Can pledge in 2021.

Sondre Rasch is Co-founder & CEO of SafetyWing (YC W18), a global social safety net as a membership.

Sondre was previously founder of SuperSide (YC W16) and policy advisor for the Government of Norway. He spent his time in the government improving the social safety net there and now spends his time bringing the ideal social safety net to the rest of the world.

Michelle has been a Christian since the age of 6. At a young age, she made a long-term commitment to give at least 10% of her income away, starting with pocket money.

It was during university that Michelle first began to think about how to carefully optimize her giving. She focused first on microfinance but then learned of the 80k newsletter and The Life You Can Save.

She has since undertaken a successful career in software development. Due to health impairments, she believes earning to give is an effective and sustainable path for her.

JD is the director and global organizer of EA for Christians. He is supported by a fantastic team.

JD’s exposure to EA began in 2016 when he read 80k Hour’s old career guide. He was amazed he could choose to save a life by donating modest amounts to effective charities.

Recently married, JD and his wife moved to their new home just north of Washington D.C.