Gleb Tsipursky

User's own material

More about me: 

http://intentionalinsights.org/leadership-team

https://history.osu.edu/directory/Tsipursky1

http://www.glebtsipursky.com/

 

Donations

How much do you plan to donate?: 

10% of income

To which causes?: 

Global poverty

Existential risk and far future causes

Promotion of Effective Altruism (movement building) and rational thinking

For how long?: 

For the foreseeable future

Any additional information about the donation plans above: 

I believe I can do the most good through spreading Effective Altruism and rational thinking, and put most of my donations and volunteer labor into that cause, especially through Intentional Insights, a nonprofit I co-founded and lead.

Selected past donations: 

Amount	To	When
15K	Intentional Insights, CFAR, and other causes	2014
25K	Intentional Insights, CFAR, and other causes	2015

Donations I've helped influence: 

Amount	To	Donated by	When	Any details
15K	Intentional Insights	Various	2014-15

Past donations: 

Elsewhere on the web

Personal website: 

Intentional Insights

EA Forum: 

http://effective-altruism.com/user/Gleb_T/

LessWrong: 

http://lesswrong.com/user/Gleb_Tsipursky/

Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/glebtsipursky

Twitter: 

https://twitter.com/Gleb_Tsipursky

LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gleb-tsipursky/23/b4b/89a

Views and values

Moral philosophy: 

Consequentialist/utilitarian (or think that this covers the most important considerations)

Causes you think you should devote resources to: 

Global poverty

Improving rationality or science

Existential risk (artificial intelligence)

Existential risk (other)

Far future concerns (besides existential risk)

Political reform

Cause prioritization

Actions you're taking to support these causes: 

I am putting most of my donations and volunteer efforts into supporting promotion of Effective Altruism and rational thinking in effective ways, as I perceive this to have the highest meta-impact on the world. To do so, I personally co-founded and lead Intentional Insights, a nonprofit devoted to this cause.

Hours a month spent on these activities: 

250

Diet: 

Reducing the amount of meat I eat

Other social movements identified with: 

Rationalist/LessWrong

Skeptic/atheist

Causes and communities you're interested in: 

Effective giving

Entrepreneurship

Existential risk and far future causes

Global poverty

Machine intelligence risk

Movement-building

Prioritization research

Rationality

You and EA

Year you first heard the term 'Effective Altruism': 

2013

Groups you're a member of: 

The 'Effective Altruists' Facebook group

Giving What We Can (you've taken the pledge)

LessWrong

Which factors were important in 'getting you into' Effective Altruism, or altering your actions in its direction?: 

Friends

LessWrong

Organisations you've volunteered or worked for: 

The Life You Can Save

Intentional Insights, secular/skeptic organizations

Number of friends who'd describe themselves as Effective Altruists: 

6-10 friends

How you first heard about 'Effective Altruism': 

Friend

What can the Effective Altruism community help you with? : 

Networking, advice, funding, volunteering, outreach, marketing

What could you bring to the Effective Altruism community?: 

Contacts, promotion to broad audience, variety of skills

Career

Planned career path: 

Direct charity/non-profit work

Confidence that you'll take this career path: 

I am currently working in this career path, and do not anticipate changing.

Current occupation or career: 

Co-Founder and President of Intentional Insights

Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University

Are you currently doing earning to give?: 

Yes

Skills: 

Writing Communication Research Leadership Planning Strategy Management Coordination Goal Achievement Teaching Mentoring Rationality

LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gleb-tsipursky/23/b4b/89a

Demographics

Name: 

Gleb Tsipursky

Gender: 

Male

Highest level of education completed or currently pursuing: 

Doctoral postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD)

Country: 

United States

City: 

Columbus

Religious beliefs: 

Atheist, agnostic or non-religious

Political views: 

Centre left

Full-time student?: 

No