Meet The Team
Sebastian Schmidt
Co-CEO and Co-founder. 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
Varun Agrawal
Managing Director & Head of AI Safety Fellowships. 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
Aditya SK
Project Manager. Aditya has been involved in building the Indian Effective Altruism community for many years, including leading the EA Hyderabad group. He previously worked at ALLFED and works part-time as Regional Coordinator-India for Animal Ethics. LinkedIn
Taufeeque M
Research Manager. Taufeeque completed his BTech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and is currently a Research Engineer at FAR.AI. LinkedIn
Vilhelm Skoglund
Director and CEO. 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 Associate. Jayat graduated with an integrated Master's in Development Studies from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and was previously a public policy researcher. LinkedIn
