Hi Everyone,
In March, I became the (first interim, later permanent) head of Open Philanthropy’s Abundance and Growth Fund, a new $120+ million program to accelerate economic growth and reduce the cost of living. Now we’re looking to hire 2-4 people to join me and Jordan Dworkin (who joined last year to work on innovation policy), to do strategic grantmaking and research across a wide range of areas. In addition to innovation policy, we’re exploring supporting work related to housing, energy, infrastructure, state capacity, healthcare and clinical trials, economic dynamism, high-skilled immigration, or building abundance/progress studies communities.
To do that well, we need help! We’re planning to hire two different kinds of role, which we’re calling the specialist track and generalist track. The specialist track will focus on one or at most two areas (we are especially interested in finding someone to lead our housing work), while the generalist track will have a broader portfolio. We also expect people on the specialist track will come in with more experience (5+ years), then the generalist track (2-3 years). And we’re especially interested in folks with experience in US federal policy making.
If that sounds interesting to you, apply by July 27 for full consideration. The full job descriptions are below:
And if you aren’t personally interested, but know someone who might be a good fit, you can earn $5k if your referral results in a hire.
Finally, for all the rest of you New Things Under the Sun readers: posting has been extremely light since I took on this new role. The main reason for that is that there is a lot to do, and we’re understaffed. Once this team is in place, my expectation is that I’ll be able to return to writing more often, which I’m looking forward to.
Best,
Matt