Michael Aird

Michael Aird currently serves as the Technology and Security Policy Fellowship Coordinator at RAND Corporation and an Advisor and Acting Co-Director at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS). In addition, Michael is an Affiliate at the Centre for the Governance of AI and has previously held roles as Senior Research Manager, Researcher, and Associate Researcher at Rethink Priorities. Michael's prior experience includes a Research Scholar position at the Future of Humanity Institute and a Summer Research Fellow role at the Center on Long-Term Risk. Michael contributed as a Researcher and Writer at Convergence Analysis and as a Grants Writer at Normative.io. Michael began a career in education with roles at Teach For Australia, including Associate and Campus Recruiter. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology from The University of Western Australia and a Master’s degree in Secondary Education and Teaching from Australian Catholic University.