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Holden Karnofsky

Holden Karnofsky is an American non-profit executive based in San Francisco, California. He is co-founder and co-CEO of Open Philanthropy, and co-founder of GiveWell. He is a notable proponent of effective altruism.

History

Education

Karnofsky graduated from Harvard University with a degree in social studies in 2003.1) At Harvard, he was a member of the Harvard Lampoon.2)

Career

After graduating, he worked at Bridgewater Associates, an investment management fund based in Westport, Connecticut.3)

1)
Holden Karnofsky ’03. Harvard University. Retrieved July 25, 2020, from http://archive.today/2020.07.25-103831/https://socialstudies.fas.harvard.edu/holden-karnofsky-03
2)
Krug, L. L. (2003, May 14). Class Day Speakers Chosen to Provoke Laughter, Thought. The Harvard Crimson. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322185238/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/5/14/class-day-speakers-chosen-to-provoke/
3)
Roose, K. (2011, April 8). Pursuing Self-Interest in Harmony With the Laws of the Universe and Contributing to Evolution Is Universally Rewarded. New York Magazine. http://archive.today/2022.10.31-121413/https://nymag.com/news/business/wallstreet/ray-dalio-2011-4/
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