Our Board
Executive Officers
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Mario Fontes - President
Hey everyone! I’m Mario, a senior studying Civil Engineering with a focus on energy at UC Berkeley. I’m originally from Mexico! At EAB, I focus on community outreach and am super excited to get more people involved in EA. Please reach out with any questions, I’m always happy to help.
I strive to understand the social, political, legal, and economic factors playing into different problems and systems in order to maximize good, minimize harm, and create opportunity through my work. When I’m not studying or doing research, I’m learning about science communication, positive psychology, exploring ideas like asteroid mining and a functioning high-speed rail network in the US (my bet’s on asteroid mining coming first), and going mountain biking, kayaking and freediving.
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Carolyn Qian - Vice President and DEI Officer
Hi! I’m Carolyn, and I’m a senior at UC Berkeley studying math. I started learning about EA in freshman year (80K, Forum, etc) and became much more invested in it almost two years ago. The movement inspires me to dream bigger and prioritize social impact in my life and career planning, and thats’s why I’m excited to cultivate this community at Cal. (I’ve been organizing with EA Berkeley for almost a year and a half!) Please feel welcome to reach out to say hi.
Misc about me - Recently, I’ve been interested in exploring infosecurity for emerging technologies, such as AI. I’m like a grandma so I really enjoy mornings and mellowish things — hiking, reading, meditating. Trees are one of my favorite things ever! -
Muhammed Bakr - Project Director
Hey, I'm Muhammed and I'm an economics and data science undergraduate at UC Berkeley. I was born and raised in Gaborone, Botswana and was familiarized with EA through the club’s introductory decal, Econ198; my cause area of choice is alleviating global extreme poverty, but as Head of Projects, it's my job to be involved in a little bit of everything. I'm also obsessed with football (soccer), a huge fan of Liverpool FC, the self-proclaimed monopoly world champion, and a lover of spicy food
General Officers
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Bryan Sow - Project Coordinator
Hi! I’m Bryan, a junior from Singapore studying EECS at UC Berkeley. I joined EA as a sophomore, and it has been an awesome experience ever since! It’s been really heartening to meet so many other good-hearted individuals who share similar beliefs in doing good for the world. I’ve learnt so much about the various cause areas that the EA community works in, and they’ve always challenged me to think harder about how I am doing good, and how can I do it better.
Whether it’s learning new languages, travelling to new places or engaging in deep conversations with anyone and everyone, I love embarking on new adventures to explore more about the world. I have a wide variety of interests in tech, education, healthcare and the environment. I love hiking, sports, music and food, would be down to chat about any of those! -
Garbiel Taboada - Project Coordinator
Hey! I’m name is Gabriel I’m a Junior studying EECS. I’m originally from Bogota Colombia and I became involved with EA after taking the decal Econ198. The EA community has made me a better decision maker and I’m constantly astounded by Its power to bring out the best in people. Other than talking about AI safety, I alsoI love to play classical guitar and jazz on the piano Please reach out with any questions or just to say hi!
Graduate Advisor
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Trevor Woolley