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Max Reddel
Advanced AI Director
Max Reddel leads CFG’s Advanced AI program, merging expertise in AI and governance to deliver rigorous, practical solutions, anticipate challenges, and shape global AI strategies with actionable insights.
Max leads CFG’s Advanced AI team, focusing on strategic initiatives to shape AI governance and foster innovation.
His responsibilities include setting the strategic direction, overseeing research, and driving impactful policy and innovation initiatives. Key areas of his work encompass fostering multilateral collaboration, advancing institutional design, addressing the geopolitics of AI, and ensuring robust compute governance. These efforts aim to equip policymakers with effective tools to navigate the evolving AI landscape and harness the potential of cutting-edge technologies.
His diverse academic background—covering AI, policy analysis, sociology, philosophy, and cognitive science—enables him to combine technical expertise with strategic insights. This helps policymakers effectively tackle the challenges and opportunities of Advanced AI.
Before joining CFG, Max was the Deep Uncertainty Lead at the Odyssean Institute, focusing on enhancing decision-making frameworks through methods like horizon scanning, deliberative democracy, and the use of AI-driven modelling and simulation to identify robust policy solutions. His work aimed to bolster resilience against systemic and catastrophic risks.
Previously, Max served as the Chief Communications Officer at the Giordano-Bruno-Foundation Switzerland, focusing on global challenges such as extreme poverty, animal welfare, and institutional decision-making. His efforts centred on strategic communication and advocacy to advance practical, impactful solutions across these cause areas.