Cari Tuna | |
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![]() Tuna in 2016 | |
Born | Minnesota, U.S. | October 4, 1985
Education | Yale University (Political science, B.A.) |
Occupation(s) | philanthropist, former journalist |
Known for | Co-founding Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures |
Spouse |
Cari Tuna (born October 4, 1985) is an American philanthropist. Formerly a reporter for The Wall Street Journal , she is the co-founder and Chair of the philanthropic organizations Good Ventures and Open Philanthropy. She is married to Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz. Tuna and Moskovitz were included in Time's 2025 "Time 100 Philanthropy" list for their "data-focused approach to direct funds to causes where they can do the most good." [1]
Cari Tuna was born in Minnesota, [2] on October 4, 1985. [3] The eldest of three children of two doctors, she was brought up in Evansville, Indiana, where she attended Signature School. [4] There, she was student council president, founded an Amnesty International chapter and was co-valedictorian. [5]
Tuna studied political science at Yale University, where she wrote for the student paper, the Yale Daily News . [6] While studying, she contributed articles to her hometown newspaper, the Evansville Courier & Press , and completed an internship at the Minneapolis Star Tribune . With a basic knowledge of Arabic and Turkish, she considered a career as a foreign correspondent. [5] Tuna graduated with a B.A. [7]
After graduation, Tuna became a reporter for The Wall Street Journal , where she covered topics including enterprise technology, the California economy, and corporate management. [8]
In 2011, Tuna quit her job at The Wall Street Journal to focus on philanthropy full-time. [5] Tuna is currently the chair of Good Ventures, a foundation she co-founded with her husband, and is the chair of Open Philanthropy, which began as a partnership between Good Ventures and GiveWell, and is now a philanthropic advisor and funder focused on cost-effective, high-impact giving. [5] [9] Tuna also serves on the board of GiveWell. [10]
Tuna has stated that she chooses philanthropic cause areas to support based on their "neglectedness, importance, and tractability (how hard it might be to solve)." [11] Since its founding, Open Philanthropy has directed more than $4 billion in grants across a variety of focus areas, including global health, scientific research, pandemic preparedness, potential risks from advanced AI, and farm animal welfare. [12] [13]
Tuna was included in Time's "100 Most Influential People in AI 2024" for her role at Open Philanthropy. [14] She was also recognized by Melinda French Gates as one of six women "making philanthropic strides", saying that Tuna's "experience as a journalist has informed her approach", adding that she is "rigorous about looking at the data and figuring out how to be as effective as possible." [15]
Tuna met internet entrepreneur Dustin Moskovitz on a blind date, and they got married in 2013. [5] [16] In 2010, she and her husband became the youngest couple ever to sign Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge. [5]
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