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Hi EAs, I’m Dee, first-time forum poster but long-time advocate for EA principles since first discovering the movement through Peter Singer’s work. I’ve always had a particular interest in global health and wellbeing, which initially inspired me to complete a medical degree. While I enjoyed my studies, I became somewhat disheartened with the scope of impact I could have as a single doctor in a system largely geared towards treatment rather than prevention of disease. After a career pivot to management consulting for a couple of years, I eventually completed my PhD in epidemiology. I’m now using my research experience and medical knowledge to tackle complex public health problems.
The more I’ve solidified my own goals to do good, including through my career as well as through giving to effective causes, I’ve sought to further engage with EA content and the community. I look forward to connecting and sharing ideas with you all!
That's awesome to hear Dee! I'm the Forum's Content Manager, let me know if you want help finding anything, answering any questions, etc... :)
thanks Toby, will do!
Hi everyone! I'm Antony, and I work at the intersection of Data Engineering, People Development, Organizational Development, and Research/Writing.
A little bit more about me...
Three things I care about:
Three things I'm good at:
Three things I have experience with:
I’d love to connect with people and organizations working at these intersections. While I’ve been following the EA movement for a couple of years, my involvement has been passive. But I’m now actively looking to change that.
If you know anyone, please point me in the right direction or just say hi. You can also connect with me on LinkedIn.
Hey Antony!
Do you know about High Impact Engineers? Also, welcome to the Forum! I'm here if you have any questions,
Toby (Content Manager for the EA Forum)
Hey Toby! Thanks for replying. I didn't know about them. Thanks for pointing me in that direction. Really appreciate it.
No worries! Hope it's useful. Looks as if they could benefit from your expertise :)
Ah - I do however see that they are focused on physical engineers, and your blog is for software engineers. Maybe I was mislead by an ambiguous term
You can find some more related groups here.
The last link that you shared is also helpful. I didn't know about the groups.
Thank you for sharing!