Cari Tuna | |
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 Tuna in 2016 | |
| Born | October 4, 1985 Minnesota, U.S. |
| 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 nonprofit executive. Formerly a reporter for The Wall Street Journal , she co-founded and works for the organizations Open Philanthropy and Good Ventures. She is married to Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz.
Cari Tuna was born in Minnesota, [1] on October 4, 1985. [2] The eldest of three children of two doctors, she was brought up in Evansville, Indiana, where she attended Signature School. [3] There, she was student council president, founded an Amnesty International chapter and was co-valedictorian. [4]
Tuna studied political science at Yale University, where she wrote for the student paper, the Yale Daily News . [5] 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. [4] Tuna graduated with a B.A. [6]
After graduation, Tuna became a reporter for The Wall Street Journal , where she reported on Silicon Valley and the tech industry for almost three years. [5]
Tuna currently works full-time at Good Ventures, the private foundation she co-founded with her husband, and serves as the president of Open Philanthropy, a spinoff resulting from a collaboration between Good Ventures and GiveWell, that she co-founded with her husband and Holden Karnofsky. [4] [7] Tuna was included in Time's "100 Most Influential People in AI 2024" for her role as the president of Open Philanthropy. [8]
Tuna met internet entrepreneur Dustin Moskovitz on a blind date, and they got married in 2013. [4] [9] She and her husband are signers of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge. [10]
Tuna is a prominent member of the effective altruism community. [4]
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