Sam Manning

Sam Manning is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) since March 2024, with extensive experience in socio-economic impacts of artificial intelligence and basic income initiatives. Previously, Sam held senior research management roles at OpenResearch from May 2018 to March 2024, focusing on the economic impacts of frontier AI systems and conducting the largest randomized evaluation of guaranteed basic income in the United States. Additionally, Sam served as an Impact Evaluation Consultant at the Green Climate Fund and an Associate Consultant at Open Consultants, where contributions included assessing funding proposals and producing economic analysis for a UN report. Academic experience includes managing a quasi-experimental evaluation at the University of San Francisco and conducting research on pandemic preparedness at the UCSF Global Health Group. Sam holds a Master of Science in International and Development Economics from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from Northeastern University.