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Leadership
Shira Frank
Director
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For 20 years, Shira has worked at the intersection of money and power. Initially, through philanthropy, she worked to redirect resources to those most in need. Later, as Deputy Director for J Street, she partnered with the Obama Administration to transform US policy in the Middle East and pave a pathway for the Iran Nuclear Agreement.
After decades nudging existing financial and political systems, she saw in emerging technologies a way to fundamentally re-architect these systems. Digital currency has the potential to redefine both money and power. Just as easily, it could reinforce the flaws of our existing systems. In response, Shira formed the research lab Maiden in 2017 to make money good, by bringing people into the formative technology and policy decisions essential to the design of future financial protocols.
Dr. Tim Marple
Co-Director
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Dr. Tim Marple is a leading researcher in emerging technology risk and governance. His work—spanning peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and policy reports—examines how powerful interests and institutions shape the development and deployment of transformative technologies. In his earlier roles at OpenAI and Google, Dr. Marple built and led risk analysis programs to identify, prioritize, and mitigate catastrophic risks of AI models and products.
After years confronting the limits of academic silos and short-term market incentives, he recognized a dire need for grounded, human-centered AI research. AI is already reshaping social institutions and redefining human relationships – with no promise that these changes will help most people. In 2024, Tim joined Maiden Labs to align AI development with human needs by launching a research center to understand and prevent risks of real-world AI deployments with interdisciplinary inquiry and cross-societal mobilization.
Board Members & Advisors
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