I'm committed to shaping a positive future for humanity in a world with transformational machine intelligence.

Jacob Hall Gordon

Each chapter of my work has been an effort to uplift people and safeguard the future.

Across a twenty-year career I co-founded and scaled a hardware technology company, spearheaded fundraising for a NYC anti-poverty nonprofit, and produced internationally syndicated digital media on science, policy, and sustainability.

My education includes an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School and MBA training from the top social impact business program. I collaborate and lead with tenacity, mindfulness, and a deep commitment to altruistic values.

The coming decades of my career are dedicated to collective flourishing in the age of artificial intelligence.

I’M OPEN TO:

Full-time roles in the nonprofit and public sectors (eg Chief Operating Officer, Director of Strategy, Program Director, Head of Partnerships,

Co-founder roles building new initiatives in AI safety.

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Recent AI Safety Experience:

  • MPA from Harvard Kennedy School focused on AI risk/governance and with a certificate in Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences

  • Harvard AI Student Safety Policy Fellowship (AISST) focused on catastrophic risks from advanced AI (current AISST member)

  • Producing AI safety nonprofit leadership workshop series (Fall, 2026)

  • BlueDot Impact Frontier AI Governance course (2026)

  • Successif career program (2026)

  • Lateral Workshop (KAIROS x BlueDot) (Sept, 2026)

  • Co-organize Harvard Kennedy School Alumni event series on AI safety policy and governance

  • 80,000 Hours coaching (2025)

Read more about my areas of focus and process on my Substack