Peter Wildeford
Head Of Policy at The AI Policy Network
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Wildeford is a policy and strategy leader with 12 years of experience at the intersection of AI, research, and product-facing engineering. Currently Head of Policy at the AI Policy Network and co-founder/Chief Strategy Officer at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy, he translates technical complexity into pragmatic, nationally-minded policy recommendations. His background includes hands-on data science and software engineering at DataRobot and Rise Interactive, giving him fluency in both modeling and operational delivery across healthcare, logistics, and insurance domains. He co-founded and scaled research-driven organizations such as Rethink Priorities, where he combined rigorous evidence synthesis with implementation to tackle high-impact problems. Based in Washington, DC, he also serves on the Metaculus board, reflecting a commitment to forecasting and quantitative risk assessment in AI governance. Collected across roles, his profile blends technical credibility, organizational design, and a rare focus on turning policy into actionable programs.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science Psychology Organizational Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science Psychology Organizational Studies at Denison University
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
rethinkpriorities/rp_2020_benchmarking_poll
Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
RP 2020 Benchmarking poll and analysis
Contributions:60 commits, 4 PRs, 64 pushes in 8 months
benchmarkbenchmarkingpoll
peterhurford/git-aliases.zsh
Sep 2014 - Dec 2019
Contributions:92 commits, 23 PRs, 43 pushes in 5 years 3 months
aliases
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