Emily Oehlsen
President, Open Philanthropy
Emily oversees Open Philanthropy’s Global Catastrophic Risks portfolio, as well as our Scientific Research and Global Health R&D programs. She joined Open Philanthropy in April 2021 and most recently led our Global Health and Wellbeing work. In that role, she oversaw the allocation of more than $900m in funding focused on scientific research, policy advocacy, global development, and phasing out the worst factory farm practices and helped launch the Lead Exposure Action Fund, OP’s first collaborative fund. She previously worked at DeepMind, Uber, and TGG Group. She has a BSFS in International Political Economy from Georgetown University and a DPhil in Economics from Oxford University.
Recent work by Emily Oehlsen
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New measures reveal a growing industrial policy divide
New measures reveal that advanced economies are leading a global surge in industrial policy—developing countries must navigate the consequences.
Published 24.06.25
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Maximising impact: Open Philanthropy’s approach to choosing causes
If a grantmaking organisation wants to select problems based on a general measure of impact per dollar spent, how should it approach this goal?
Published 03.07.24