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I am very excited to announce the launch of Renaissance Philanthropy. I will be working with a phenomenal team, including Kumar Garg. Our mission is to fuel a 21st century renaissance by increasing the ambition of philanthropists, scientists, and innovators. For more details - see

Former Clinton and Obama Science Staffer Launches New Philanthropic Organization - Renaissance Philanthropy

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DJ Patil

Investor, entrepreneur, public policy, former U.S Chief Data Scientist

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Sara Holoubek

Founding Partner and CEO, Luminary Labs

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Congrats Tom Kalil, Kumar Garg, and team!

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Hadi Partovi

Founder, Code.org // Angel investor: Facebook, DropBox, airbnb, Uber, etc // Boards: Axon, MNTN.

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Congratulations to both of you, Tom Kalil and Kumar Garg!

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Gene Sperling

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Whether he is inside the White House making an entire Adminisrtation promote innovation, or fostering collaboration at a major university or at a philanthropic venture leading in innovation — when it comes to being a low-ego leader for tech policy for good, Tom Kalil has shown over 30 years, he is the GOAT.

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Eric Horvitz

Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft

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Exciting direction. Great seeing you last week at the cellular modeling meeting.

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Sarah Cone

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Congrats! As soon as I make a billion dollars this is the team I'll go to.

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Deborah L. Wince-Smith

President & CEO, U.S. Council on Competitiveness

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Outstanding initiative. Congratulations !

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Tenley Dalstrom

Clean Energy | Policy | Strategy | Acceleration | Impact

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This is wonderful to hear. I look forward to seeing how Renaissance will partner with the innovation community and support the just transition to a clean energy future.

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Ellen Stofan

Under Secretary for Science and Research at Smithsonian Institution

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Really exciting - can’t wait to see the impact!

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Thanks to Sean Captain with Worth Media Group for a great interview on what my Renaissance Philanthropy team and I are doing to increase the level and ambition of science and technology philanthropy!

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Fantastic post from Todd Moss on transformative, philanthropic opportunities to tackle energy poverty. Thanks for the shout out to Renaissance Philanthropy and my amazing team - and for pointers to amazing social entrepreneurs with great ideas for affordable, clean energy for all.

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We’re hiring for our Global Aid Policy team (Senior Policy Advisor/Senior Program Associate)! Deadline 05/12 — see our careers page for more: https://lnkd.in/gXHbc-7J And please share widely! We'll offer you a reward if your referral results in a hire. https://lnkd.in/gt_zFCWd
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