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Tony Barrett Moves to Senior Advisor
Posted on January 14, 2025

GCRI co-founder Tony Barrett has left his position as Director of Research and is now in the position of Senior Advisor. The move comes as Dr. Barrett begins a new role in the US government, which precluded his continuing as Director of Research. Dr. Barrett’s new government role is as a Senior Technical Advisor at the National Risk Management Center of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the United States Department of Homeland Security.

The idea for GCRI began as a conversation between Dr. …

2024 GCRI Fellowship Program
Posted on December 17, 2024

GCRI is pleased to announce the 2024 Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Program aims to highlight exceptional collaborators GCRI had the opportunity to partner with over the course of the year.

This year, we have three 2024 Fellows. One of them is collaborating with GCRI on projects focused on international peace and East Asia. One is collaborating on connections with the insurance industry and undergraduate education. And, one is collaborating on the field of global catastrophic risk in Africa.

Congratulations to our 2024 GCRI Fellows.

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Orlanda Gill is …

Summary of the 2024 Advising and Collaboration Program
Posted on December 16, 2024

In September, GCRI put out an open call for people interested in seeking our advice or collaborating on projects with us. This was a continuation of our successful 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Advising and Collaboration Programs.

The GCRI Advising and Collaboration Program is an opportunity for anyone interested in global catastrophic risk to get more involved in the field. There is practically no barrier to entry in the program: the only thing people need to do is to send us a short email expressing …

Open Call for Advisees and Collaborators, September 2024
Posted on September 22, 2024

UPDATE: The open call for advisees and collaborators is now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. However, anyone interested in seeking our advice and/or collaborating with us is still welcome to contact us as per the instructions below and we will include them in our next advisees and collaborators program.

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GCRI is currently welcoming inquiries from people who are interested in seeking our advice and/or collaborating with us as part of our sixth annual Advising and Collaboration Program. Inquiries may cover any aspect of global …