Meet The Team
Varun Agrawal
Co-CEO. Varun ran India’s first AI safety fellowship and has been working on Indian AI safety field-building since 2022, producing multiple talent surveys and long-term strategies. He has a background in Econometrics and has 7+ years' of experience with entities ranging from the World Bank to J-PAL. LinkedIn
Roy Hagemann
Co-CEO. Previously, Roy co-founded a startup and worked as an Investment Banking Analyst. He holds a Master’s in Quantitative Finance from the University of Amsterdam and dual Bachelor’s in Psychology and Business Administration. LinkedIn
Sebastian Schmidt
Co-founder & Partnerships Lead. Sebastian has experience establishing teams that create and deliver high-quality educational programs. This includes programs such as Future Academy v2 (India edition) program and teaching courses since his second year of Undergrad. Sebastian is also an executive coach for entrepreneurs and other impact-driven individuals. LinkedIn
Vilhelm Skoglund
Co-founder & Director. Vilhelm holds board positions within the non-profit sector and co-founded Nema Problema, a non-profit aiming to make migration policies more effective. Previously, he worked as a consultant and has studied law, developmental economics, and sustainability studies at Uppsala, Yale, and Cornell University. LinkedIn
Jayat Joshi
Project Specialist. Jayat graduated with an integrated Master's in Development Studies from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He was previously a public policy researcher with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and has written on issues of development for several publications. LinkedIn
