I am an MPhil candidate at Trinity College, University of Oxford. My research interests are the governance of emerging technologies and existential risks. This includes nuclear security, governance of artificial intelligence, and climate governance. However, I am currently most interested in international biodefense and pandemic prevention. In particular, I am interested in what institutions and norms are needed to ensure effective biotechnology governance; bioterrorism prevention; effective disease surveillance, and a coordinated outbreak countermeasure response.
Prior to joining Oxford’s DPIR, I’ve worked in an early-stage education technology startup (Coleap) in an operations and community management role; did project management at Longview Philanthropy, and took part in the Existential Risk Alliance (ERA) Cambridge Fellowship as a Biosecurity Research Fellow after a period of independent study in biosecurity. Before then, I graduated from the University of Oxford with a First Class in BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics, where I was awarded two academic prizes and two essay prizes.
Research Interests
- International cooperation
- Technology governance
- Great power conflict
- Security studies
- Biodefense and pandemic preparedness
Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships
- Economic and Social Research Council Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership (University of Oxford), 2023
- Black Academic Futures Scholarship (University of Oxford), 2023
- Existential Risk Alliance (ERA) Cambridge Fellowship, 2023
- John and Irene Sloan Memorial Prize for PPE (Trinity College, University of Oxford), 2021
- Chadwick Exhibition (Trinity College, University of Oxford), 2021
Professional Experience
- Contractor at Open Philanthropy (2023 - Present)
- Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Oxford Biosecurity Group (2023 - Present)
- Biosecurity Research Fellow at Technologies for Pandemic Defense (2023-4)
- Biosecurity Research Fellow at Existential Risk Alliance (2023)
- Special Projects Associate at Longview Philanthropy (2022-23)
- Operations Associate and Community Manager at Coleap (2021-22)
- Project Worker and Fundraising Officer at Education Partnerships Africa (2019-20)
