
Derek Foster
My academic background is mostly in social science, public health, and health economics. I recently co-authored a chapter of the 2019 Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report, and help prioritise efforts to improve human wellbeing as a volunteer with the Happier Lives Institute. I'm currently employed as a Research Assistant at Rethink Priorities, where I work primarily on animal welfare, mental health, and grant evaluation.

Cause Areas
- Global health and development
- Farmed animal welfare
- Global priorities research
Giving Pledges Taken
- Giving What We Can

Career
Areas of expertise
- Research
- Government and policy
- Economics/quantitative social science

Community
Available as speaker