About Us
Moving science forward
Launched in 2025, the Fund for Science and Technology is a 501(c)(3) private foundation and part of the Paul G. Allen philanthropic ecosystem. We support organizations around the world working to advance bioscience, strengthen the environment and natural world, and harness the power of AI for the public good.
Launched in 2025, the Fund for Science and Technology is a 501(c)(3) private foundation and part of the Paul G. Allen philanthropic ecosystem. We support organizations around the world working to advance bioscience, strengthen the environment and natural world, and harness the power of AI for the public good.
Paul G. Allen: philanthropist, technologist, visionary
Best known as the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s most generous philanthropists, Paul G. Allen (d. 2018) knew firsthand how science and technology could change and improve lives. In addition to enabling the Fund for Science and Technology, Allen and his sister Jody Allen co-founded Allen Family Philanthropies in 1988 (previously known as the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation), and established a wide range of scientific, cultural, and educational organizations including the Allen Institute and the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2).
Team
Meet the team behind the Fund for Science and Technology.
Sylvia Ely
Executive Assistant
Judy Hubbard
Senior Executive Assistant
Ratika KrishnamurtyPh.D.
Chief of Staff
Fil RandazzoPh.D.
Senior Vice President, Science, Impact, and Special Initiatives
Ashton RennegarbeMPA
Director of Strategy, Execution, and Analytics
Kathy RichmondMBA, Ph.D.
Vice President, Science
Dan Schoenfeld
Director of Grants and Contracts Management
Maya TolstoyPh.D.
Senior Vice President, Environment
Elizabeth CareyMBA
Chief Finance & Operations Officer
Board of Directors
The foundation’s board of directors provides strategic leadership and governance of the organization.
Jody Allen
Board Chair
Fund for Science and Technology
Tom DanielPh.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Washington
Allan JonesPh.D.
President Emeritus
Allen Institute
Nancy Peretsman
Managing Director
Allen & Company LLC
Scientific Advisory Council
The Scientific Advisory Council provides independent guidance to strengthen our commitment to advancing science for the good of people and planet.
Dr. Rick Bright | CEO, Bright Global Health
Dr. Claudia Emerson | Professor, Department of Philosophy and Founding Director of the Institute on Ethics & Policy for Innovation, McMaster University
Dr. Eric Horvitz | Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft
Dr. Wilmot James | Professor and Science Advisor to the Pandemic Center at the School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence
Dr. Mona Nemer | Chief Science Advisor to Canada’s Prime Minister and Cabinet
Dr. Marcia McNutt | Geophysicist and 22nd President of the National Academy of Sciences
Frequently asked questions
Explore some commonly asked questions about FFST.
Careers
There are currently no open positions with the Fund for Science and Technology. Please check back.
Please note the Fund for Science and Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes unless submitted by candidates directly as part of a specific job application. The foundation also does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals, or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies and will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency.