Most people reading this have huge amounts of privilege. And I believe it's our responsibility to use it to fight for causes we believe in. In addition to the projects listed below, I also donate 5% of my income to highly impactful charities.
Using technology for good (especially in the climate space) has been one of my top priorities for years, so I organized Reddit's first environmental roadmap, getting approval directly from the CEO for the first stage, launched our first ESG call to action to the community, and co-led the company's first Responsible ML framework.
Some charities are 100x as impactful as others, and we have a huge opportunity to make a bigger impact with the same amount of resources. These are the principles that have guided my work in teaching people about cost effective giving and high impact work.
I've spoken at numerous events both in and outside of Reddit on topics ranging from DIB in tech, to how to break into product, to the new projects I'm starting within the company.
Everyone's talking about AI - and you have to constantly learn about how the industry is changing. Over the past ~year, I've taken 3 additional courses to stay up to date with the latest developments in AI and AI safety to see where I can contribute.
Taimaka is a nonprofit fighting malnutrition in children through highly cost effective treatments. It's only 4 years old, and has treated over 10,000 children at an estimated $1.6k to save a life.
I'd always wished someone had told me about tech in high school. Seems obvious right? In Reddit's partnership with iMentor and Unity High school, I brought the experience I wish I'd had to students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Invisible disabilities exist all around us, we just don't see them. As someone who has struggled with chronic illness, I wanted to create a space for people like me to meet, advocate for disability awareness, and improve accessibility on the Reddit product.
Ever since becoming more involved in tech, I've been interested and passionate about the idea of "Tech for Good." I became interested in what that means, and how we can get more people (especially engineers) thinking about ethics and implications of the products they're producing.