Meet Our Team
Executive Director
Dr. Ross Gruetzemacher is the Executive Director of TFI as well as an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at Wichita State University, a Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge, a Senior Game Master for Intelligence Rising, and Co-Founder of Resilient Estate Strategies. He has done extensive work on the use of forecasting and foresight for anticipating AI progress, AI’s societal impact, and catastrophic risks.
Research Assistant
Dr. Christy Manning is TFI’s Operations Coordinator and a member of the Board. She is also a PhD student in industrial engineering at Wichita State University, where she teaches machine learning and generative AI. Prior to beginning her second undergraduate degree in engineering, she spent six years working in the nonprofits sphere.
Board Members
Dr. David Paradice is the Harbert Eminent Scholar in Business Analytics in the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. His research has focused on various topics related to information systems support for managerial problem formulation.
Dr. Gary Ackerman is the Associate Professor and Associate Dean College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity. He is also a Senior Investigator at the Center for Advanced Red Teaming.
Florian Dorner is a PhD student working on Trustworthy AI at Max-Planck/ETH Zurich. He holds Master’s degrees in Mathematics and Technology Policy and has experience as a Superforecaster with Good Judgment Inc.
External Advisors
Dr. David Manheim
Dr. David Manheim is a policy researcher and visiting lecturer at the Technion, as well as founder and director of research and policy for ALTER Israel, which does policy advocacy and research focusing on risks from technology and long term resilience.
Dr. Daniel Eth
Dr. Daniel Eth’s research has spanned several areas relevant to longtermism, and he’s currently focused primarily on AI governance. He was previously a Senior Research Scholar at the Future of Humanity Institute, and he holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from UCLA. He is currently self-employed.