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About Fathom
Fathom is an independent 501(c)(3) whose mission is to find, build, and scale innovative governance solutions for AI that foster public trust in AI, while unleashing the power of American innovation. We are architects of AI oversight focused on co-designing a better AI future for all.
Fathom takes our independence seriously. We are funded by philanthropists, and our donors have no influence over our strategy and approach. We do not take donations from corporations, including frontier labs and the FAANG companies, or foreign entities associated with countries of concern.
Our Progress
Public Research
Our reports use focus groups and national polls to provide qualitative and quantitative data on American views and hopes for the future of AI.
The Ashby
Workshops
The Ashby Workshops is Fathom’s annual AI summit that brings together leaders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to coordinate and capitalize on the momentum for a successful AI agenda.
Our Team
Our founding team has decades of experience across public affairs and policy advocacy, communications and storytelling, and building professional, effective and impactful organizations.
Blake PiersonCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Andrew FreedmanCo-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Bri TreeceCo-Founder and Chief Impact Officer
Jamie Van LeeuwenChief of Philanthropic Partnerships
Meredith KleeSenior Director of Marketing
Erik PrestonSenior Director of Strategy and Partnerships
Alekhya TallapakaDirector of Policy and Partnerships
Shana MansbachVice President of Communications and Strategy
Jake SwantonVice President of State Policy and External Affairs
Jamie ChouVice President of Impact Strategy & Special Projects
Adam EdgertonDirector of Philanthropic Partnerships
Alexis SacasasChief of Staff
Lucia de la TorreDirector of Policy Innovation
Julie CrabillConsultant, The Ashby Workshops
Our Advisors
Ret. Rear Admiral Wyman (Hugh W. Howard III.)Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
Andy HicklCTO, The Allen Institute
Kay Firth-ButterfieldCEO, Good Tech Advisory
Prof. S. Craig WatkinsExecutive Director of IC2 Institute at UT Austin
Steve OmohundroCEO, Beneficial AI Research & Research Lead, QAISI
Prof. Eitan HershProfessor of Political Science, Tufts University
Gillian HadfieldBloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance
Yoshua BengioFull Professor, Université de Montreal; Founder and Scientific Director, Mila; Scientific Director, IVADO
Peter RailtonKavka Distinguished University Professor and Perrin Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan
Max DockseyPartner, Foundation Strategies
Dex Hunter-TorrickeFellow, University of Cambridge Thinklab
Dean BallSenior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation
Michèle FlournoyCo-Founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors
Our Research Partners
Jeff AlstottFounding Director, RAND Center for Technology & Security Policy
Gregory C. AllenDirector, Wadhwani Center for AI & Advanced Technologies, CSIS
Zach GravesExecutive Director at the Foundation for American Innovation
Paul ScharreExecutive Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS
Danielle AllenDirector of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School
Robert TragerFounding Director of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford