Who

Our people

Our impact funders, advisors and team are united by the desire for ambitious, impact-focused action to ensure AI benefits all.

Team

Our team brings together accomplished innovators from academia, entrepreneurship and non-profits. We've founded successful ventures, led major enterprises, and shaped and executed transformative strategies.

President

Vilhelm Skoglund

Ville is President of Astralis, where he leads funder relationships. He is also on the Board of FROS Foundation and runs a Swedish family office. Previously, he co-founded Impact Academy, which prepares young talent to address catastrophic risks and served on the board of various non-profits. Ville studied law, developmental economics, and sustainability at Uppsala University and Cornell University.

CEO

Jona Glade

Jona provides strategic counsel on AI safety to key decision-makers while serving as CEO of Astralis and cFactual. Overall, he has led over 20 strategic initiatives focused on AI safety and high-impact philanthropy. He also serves on the Board of Longview Philanthropy. Previously, he was a consultant at BCG during which he founded Consultants for Impact. Jona studied organizational psychology at the University of Vienna.

Interim COO

Abraham Rowe

Abraham specializes in nonprofit operations and scaling organisations, previously serving as COO at Rethink Priorities where he grew the team from 10 to 100+ staff. He founded Good Structures, an operations consultancy, works with cFactual, and co-founded Wild Animal Initiative. Abraham holds a history degree from Oberlin College.

Senior Advisor

Tim Shavers

Tim advises Astralis on strategy and serves as a Senior Advisor at cFactual, focusing on AI safety initiatives. He spent 16 years at McKinsey as Global Lead of Strategy & Innovation and 11 years in venture capital across New York and Hong Kong. A Harvard and Yale Law graduate, Tim sits on the board of Rethink Priorities and has supported policy and nonprofit work for over 30 years.

Chief of Staff

Henri Thunberg

Henri joins Astralis having worked as a Development Officer at Rethink Priorities and served on Impact Academy's board. He previously founded two Nordic organizations: Bigheart, an app enabling charitable giving through ad revenue, and Ge Effektivt, a nonprofit advising on effective donations, where he serves as Board Chairman. Henri holds a degree in International Economics from Bocconi University.

Executive Assistant and Operations Associate

Nathaniel Andreae

Nat brings experience in research and writing, including work with The Cricketer and The Times. A graduate of Durham University, he holds a first-class Philosophy degree and was a research intern at The Office of David Cameron.

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Astralis Foundation is a Not-for-profit Private Limited Company by guarantee in the UK with company number: 15917880. Stiftelsen Astralis is a Swedish foundation (avkastningsstiftelse) with company number: 802482-2317. Both legal entities collaborate closely under the ‘Astralis Foundation’ name.