Matthew Gentzel

Matthew Gentzel is a Nuclear Weapons Policy Program Officer at Longview Philanthropy where he works on grantmaking and priorities research related to reducing the risk of large-scale nuclear war. Roughly half of his grantmaking budget concentrates on AI and emerging tech-related nuclear risk issues, where he investigates risks and opportunities related to AI-enabled targeting, information manipulation, and how perceptions of future AI capability impact escalation control in the near-term.

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His prior work spanned emerging technology threat and policy assessment, with a particular focus on how advancements in AI may shape the future of influence operations, nuclear strategy, and cyber attacks. He has worked as a policy researcher with OpenAI, as an analyst in the US Department of Defense’s Innovation Steering Group, and as a director of research and analysis at the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

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Mr. Gentzel holds an MA in strategic studies and international economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a BS in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland College Park.