Toby Ord

Toby Ord
Toby Ord
	Ord in 2019
Born	Toby David Godfrey Ord; July 1979 (age 44); Melbourne, Australia
Education	University of Melbourne; Balliol College, Oxford; Christ Church, Oxford;
Spouse	Bernadette Young
Era	Contemporary philosophy
School	Western philosophy
Institutions	Balliol College, Oxford; Giving What We Can; Future of Humanity Institute; Centre for Effective Altruism; 80,000 Hours;
Thesis	Beyond Action: Applying Consequentialism to Decision Making and Motivation (2009)
Doctoral advisors	John Broome; Derek Parfit;
Main interests	Normative ethics; practical ethics; existential risk; moral uncertainty;
Notable ideas	Effective altruism; Longtermism; Reversal test; Moral trade;
Website	www.tobyord.com

Toby David Godfrey Ord (born July 1979) is an Australian philosopher. In 2009 he founded Giving What We Can, an international society whose members pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities, and is a key figure in the effective altruism movement, which promotes using reason and evidence to help the lives of others as much as possible.

He is a senior research fellow at Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute, where his work focuses on existential risk. His book on the subject, The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity, was published in March 2020.

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