Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
- HQ / base
- Washington DC
- Founded
- 2019
- Money
- ~$140M+ from Open Phil/GVF since 2019 (55M+38.9M+15.8M+19.3M...)
- Status
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Georgetown's tech-and-security think tank, founded by Jason Matheny (ex-IARPA) with the largest grant in Open Phil history — the beachhead that professionalized AI policy in DC (chip export-control analysis, talent tracking). Alumni: Helen Toner (OpenAI board), Biden NSC staff, CAISI advisors. The core exhibit for both admirers and 'infiltration' critics.
Connections
- Coefficient Giving (Open Philanthropy)~$140M+ since 2019 (largest-ever grants)
- Good Ventures Foundation$19.3M (2024) via Georgetown
- Jason Mathenyfounded (2019)
- Helen Tonerdirector of strategy
- Carrick Flynnfounding staff
- US CAISI (ex-US AISI, NIST)alumni staffing
- Tarun Chhabrafounding faculty
- Georgetown Universityhosts CSET within the Walsh School of Foreign Service
- Ben Buchanandirector of the CyberAI Project before entering the Biden White House
- Dewey Murdickexecutive director; congressional testimony before House Science and Senate Homeland Security (2023)