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Lauren Wagner

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Fellow at Abundance Institute
📍 New York, New York, United States

A computational social scientist turned operator and investor, Lauren builds and invests in AI. She founded Radium, a venture studio, advises the ARC Prize Foundation, and is a scout for Andreessen Horowitz, focusing on AI startups at the intersection of truth and safety. She holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Oxford.

Laurens work is driven by the challenge of building trust in new technological systems. She focuses on leveraging policy, go-to-market strategy, and partnerships to accelerate AI adoption. Her early involvement with Students for Free Culture points to a long-standing interest in transparency and open systems.

Unique fact: She co-authored a report with the RAND Corporation providing recommendations for how AI will and should shift democratic policymaking.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Fellow
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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AI Trust & Safety
Her entire professional focus is on creating new markets for trustworthy AI by building and investing in startups that prioritize truth and safety.
AI Policy & Governance
She actively shapes policy through roles at the Abundance Institute and ARC Prize Foundation and contributes to frameworks with organizations like NIST and the RAND Corporation.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Fellow
Abundance Institute
2025
Advisor
ARC Prize Foundation
8-2024
Term Member
Council on Foreign Relations
8-2024
Scout
Andreessen Horowitz
6-2023
Founder
Radium
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Education
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
University of Oxford
Master of Health Administration
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Cornell University
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