Magnus Vinding is the author of Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications (2020), Reasoned Politics (2022), and Essays on Suffering-Focused Ethics (2022).
He received a degree in mathematics from the University of Copenhagen and has published many essays related to suffering reduction on his blog.
Tobias Baumann has written about a variety of topics relating to how we can best reduce suffering in the long-term future on his website, with an emphasis on how to avoid worst-case outcomes (s-risks). He is the author of Avoiding the Worst: How to Prevent a Moral Catastrophe, which outlines ways to steer the world away from s-risks and towards a brighter future.
Previously, Tobias worked as a quantitative trader at Jane Street Capital and pursued research at University College London on Cooperative Artificial Intelligence.
Ada Sevimli works on outreach and strategy. Before joining CRS, she worked on decarbonisation projects as a management consultant in Berlin. She holds an MSc in Environmental Governance from the University of Oxford and a double major in Philosophy and Fine Arts from Syracuse University.
Alistair Webster manages communications for CRS. He has previously worked as a freelancer and marketing consultant, helping non-profits and charities increase their impact using digital marketing. Previous clients include international brands and organisations such as the University of Oxford. He is also a co-founder of Freelancing for Good.
Brian Tomasik serves as an advisor to CRS. He is well-known for writing over 100 pieces about ethics, animal welfare, and far-future scenarios from a suffering-focused perspective on his main website, “Essays On Reducing Suffering“.
Simon Knutsson works part-time on specific texts for the CRS website and provides feedback to CRS staff on their texts.