Jacob Trefethen
Head of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases at the OpenAI Foundation.
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- Jacob Trefethen is Head of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases at the OpenAI Foundation, as of 2026.
- Before that he managed a team of program officers at Coefficient Giving, formerly Open Philanthropy, making grants to science and technology projects, mostly in biomedicine.
- His blog is about scientific progress and how to fund science.
- He grew up in England and lives in San Francisco.
Key facts
- Role
- Head of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases, OpenAI Foundation (as of 2026)1
- Before
- Managed a team of program officers at Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy), funding science and technology, mostly biomedicine1
- Earlier
- Software, in the technology industry1
- Lives in
- San Francisco; grew up in England1
Roles
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- OpenAI FoundationOrganization
Head of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases; joined from Coefficient Giving (March 2026) source on OpenAI Foundation
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