CEARCH
The Centre for Exploratory Altruism Research (CEARCH) is a research, grantmaking & philanthropic advisory organization – we try to find and fund highly cost-effective philanthropic ideas.
Team
Joel Tan
Founder & Managing Director
At CEARCH, Joel is responsible for high-level strategy, as well as for research and grantmaking in the areas of global health & development and EA meta. Joel has been a 10% pledger with Giving What We Can since 2014, and he is passionate about giving more and giving effectively.
Previously a policy officer in the Singapore government, he subsequently worked as a management consultant specializing in public policy and government relations, before joining the Charity Entrepreneurship incubation programme and founding CEARCH in 2022. Joel read Philosophy, Politics & Economics at Oxford.
Stan Pinsent
Research Fellow
Stan is a Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities, where his cause prioritization research contributes to the optimal allocation of funding between cause areas. Previously, Stan was an Applied Researcher at Founders Pledge, where he researched climate change mitigation. Stan was also formerly Director of Research at CEARCH, and remains with us as a Research Fellow, to lead our research and grantmaking in the areas of global catastrophic risks and mental health.
Prior to his research career, he was an educator. Stan read Mathematics at Oxford.
Annika Martin
Research Fellow
Annika is a PHD candidate in Educational Science at the University of Vienna. At CEARCH, she is responsible for cause prioritization research in the area of education.
Prior to her doctorate, she worked as a researcher, focusing on education as well as other areas such as democracy, development aid, and gender. Annika holds an M.A. in Development Economies & International Development, and a B.A. in Educational Science, both from the University of Vienna.
Dr. Akhil Bansal
Philanthropic Advisor
Akhil is a physician with the UK NHS, and a Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development, where he researches market shaping for global health innovation. He and his wife also run the 1-in-3 Fund, which supports high-impact charities combating violence against women & girls. At CEARCH, Akhil advises on our research & grantmaking in global health & development.
Previously, Akhil served as a consultant with Schmidt Futures to find and fund critical solutions for antimicrobial resistance. He was also a researcher with Ambitious Impact, which incubates high-impact charities. In addition to his Doctor of Medicine, Akhil holds a B.Sc. in Neuroscience, both from the University of Sydney.
Advisory Board
Joey Savoie
Founding Partner, Elevate Philanthropy
At Elevate Philanthropy, Joey helps philanthropists to improve the impact of their giving.
Joey is also the co-founder and former CEO of Ambitious Impact, whose flagship Charity Entrepreneurship program identifies exceptional people and provides them with the ideas, training, and funding they need to launch high-impact charities that save and improve lives at scale. Prior to Ambitious Impact, Joey co-founded Charity Science, which fundraised for high-impact charities; and Charity Science Health, which increased vaccination rates in India using mobile phones and behavioural nudges.
Dr. Norman Campbell
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Campbell is a leading expert on cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and salt, and serves as a consultant to various national & international groups working on public health.
He was instrumental in establishing national clinical guidelines in Canada for the detection, treatment and management of high blood pressure, and was awarded the Order of Canada in 2014 in recognition of his contributions in the fields of research and public health.
