About me

I’m a Research Manager at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS). I lead our portfolio of programs (such as the IAPS Fellowship) and international AI governance research workstream.

I also co-founded and advise the Condor Initiative, an educational nonprofit that supports the most talented Brazilian students in their journey to shape AI, and advise the Vista Institute for AI Policy.

I’m a lawyer by training with a master’s degree from the London School of Economics. Previously, I worked on AI governance programs and research at Rethink Priorities and the Institute for Law and AI and was chief of staff of Justices of Appeal at the Pernambuco State Court, Brazil.

I’m based in Oxford, UK.

My work

AI Policy Programs

Handling transformative AI will be incredibly challenging—we need the best people working together to tackle it.

I design programs to find and support talented people to work on AI policy. I also run coordination activities, such as conferences and working groups, to ensure we‘re making the most of the talent we have.

International AI Governance

Many central problems of governing AI require international cooperation.

I do policy research and engagement aimed at informing key decision-makers. Recently, I’ve focused on AI Safety Institutes as a potentially promising institutional model, and the geopolitics of advanced AI, i.e. how transformative systems will shape relations among great powers.

Managing People

I take great joy in fostering relations that allow my teams to go further than the sum of its parts.

Managing people has been core to my work for the last few years. I have managed researchers and teams starting new programs from scratch. I’m also an advisor and board member of several nonprofits in the AI policy space.