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Council on Strategic Risks

councilonstrategicrisks.org · organization

Washington security policy institute, CSR, working on nuclear, climate, biological and other systemic risks.

Leadership

  • Mallory Stewart · Chief Executive Officer
  • Catherine Dill · Vice President of Programs; Senior Fellow, The Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons
  • Scott Stinson · Chief Operating Officer
  • Francesco Femia · Director of Research; Co-Founder, the Council on Strategic Risks and The Center for Climate and Security

Team

20 people

source, Oct 2026

BiosecurityAI safety fieldbuildingAI safety adjacentOther existential risk

Received
$13,783,010
from 4 funders
Grants
13
Funders
4
Years active
2020–25

Grants over time

$0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M$8.0M202020212022202320242025
Coefficient GivingFTX Future FundSentinel BioLongview Philanthropy

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$12,850,75293%8
FTX Future Fund$400,0003%1
Sentinel Bio$307,2582%1
Longview Philanthropy$225,0002%2

Grants received

Date ↓FunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Dec 2025Coefficient Giving$259,174Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiosecurity Fellowship
Oct 2025Coefficient Giving$173,853Biosecuritycoefficient_givingPPE Advocacy
Sep 2025Coefficient Giving$197,937Training pipelinescoefficient_givingBiosecurity Fellowship
Aug 2025Coefficient Giving$331,438Training pipelinescoefficient_givingBiosecurity Fellowship
Nov 2024Coefficient Giving$6,530,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiosecurity Fellowships, Policy, and General Operations
Nov 2024Sentinel Bio$307,258AI × bio, Biosecuritysentinel_bioAI-Bio Policy Development We provided the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) with $307,258 to expand its capacity at the intersection of AI and biosecurity policy. This support will enable CSR to leverage its global biosecurity expertise to engage in timely discussions on this transformative issue. This effort aims to build bridges between technical and policy stakeholders while advancing concrete policy solutions that balance innovation with security concerns. Visit partner website
2024Longview Philanthropy$210,000Other existential risklongviewPromoting non-nuclear deterrence: seed funding for CSR's Deterrence Council and bridge funding for its Early-Career Nuclear Risk Reduction Fellowship and Nuclear Weapon Systems Project (Center on Strategic Weapons). Start Q4 2024, 12 months. ECF 2024 Annual Report p.11. — Emerging Challenges Fund
Dec 2022Longview Philanthropy$15,000Other existential risklongviewPolicy development, advocacy, and fellowships related to nuclear risk reduction. Longtermism Fund December 2022 grants report. — Emerging Challenges Fund (formerly Longtermism Fund)
Sep 2022Coefficient Giving$2,898,350Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiosecurity Fellowships and Policy Work
2022FTX Future Fund$400,000Biosecurityftx_future_fundWe recommended a grant to support a project which will develop and advance ideas for strengthening regional and multilateral cooperation for addressing biological risks and filling gaps in current international institutions. These efforts include promoting the creation of a center with the capacity to rapidly respond to emerging infectious disease threats to prioritize blunting the impact of such events as well as quickly saving lives, and cooperative mechanisms to enhance biosafety and biosecurity while reducing the potential risks of spaces such as high-containment laboratories. — Biorisk and Recovery from Catastrophe
Nov 2020Coefficient Giving$2,050,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiological Weapons Prevention
Mar 2020Coefficient Giving$410,000Biosecuritycoefficient_givingBiological Weapons Prevention
—Longview Philanthropy—Other existential risklongviewFeatured grant on the 2023 archived longview.org site (no amount recoverable). Possibly the same relationship as the $15,000 Longtermism Fund grant of Dec 2022 and/or larger advised support. — Longview advised/recommended grant (nuclear)