Authors

Carson Becker is an American writer. He is on X @carsonjbecker

Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst and the author of The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium. He is on X @mgurri

Chloe Pingeon is a writer based in New York

Michael Gibson is a General Partner at 1517 Fund and the author of "Paper Belt on Fire." He is on X @William_Blake

Maxwell Meyer is the founder and Editor of Arena Magazine, and President of the Intergalactic Media Corporation of America. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in geophysics. He can be found on X at: @mualphaxi.

Brian Balkus is a senior director of strategy at a power construction company. He can be found on X at: @bbalkus.

Julia Steinberg is General Manager of Books and an editor at Arena. She can be found on X at: @juliasteinberg.

Shreeda Segan is a contributing writer to Arena Magazine. She can be found on X @freeshreeda.

Miquel Vila is a geopolitical risk strategist and a non-resident fellow at the Orion Policy Institute. He can be found on X at: @MiquelVilam.

Judge Glock is the director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal. He can be found on X at: @judgeglock.

Christian Keil invests in startups that promote the national interest as a Partner at Andreeseen Horowitz. He can be found on X: @pronounced_kyle

John Coogan is the cohost of TBPN and the founder of Lucy.

Rob L’Heureux is a writer, entrepreneur, and Roots of Progress fellow. He can be found on X at @rob_lh.

Joe Lonsdale is an investor and entrepreneur. He founded Palantir Technologies and 8VC, and is the chairman of the Cicero Institute and the University of Austin. He can be found on X at: @JTLonsdale.

Jeff Feiwell is the COO of Arena Magazine

Dean W. Ball is Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He can be found on X at: @deanwball.

Ben Reinhardt is the CEO of Speculative Technologies, a nonprofit industrial research lab empowering research misfits and unlocking new paradigms in materials and manufacturing. He is on X @Ben_Reinhardt.

Stuart Buck is the Executive Director of the Good Science Project, a nonpartisan think tank focused on improving science. He is on X @stuartbuck1.

Aravind Srinivas is the CEO of Perplexity, an AI lab in San Francisco. He is on X @AravSrinivas.

Philip Tomei is the research director of the AI Objectives Institute

Stephen McBride is the founder of the Rational Optimist Society and Chief Investment Officer at RiskHedge. He can be found on X at: @DisruptionHedge.

Pablo Peniche is the first employee of Aqua Voice, an artificial intelligence startup in San Francisco. He can be found on X at: @PabloPeniche.

Neha Desaraju does AGI quantitative finance with Squaretower, and works with SF Parc to create homes for ambitious technologists. She is on X @nehadesaraju.

Aaron Ginn is the CEO of HydraHost

Yi Ge is a sommelier-in-training based in San Francisco, where she works at a two Michelin star restaurant. She can be found on X at: @phones111111.

While writing has been a constant for more than three decades, Jarrod Thalheimer has also seen service as a hotelier, actor, security guard, union leader, hot receptionist, truck driver, scrap metal chucker, land manager, movie producer, paper boy & more. Vixen: A Maggie Deacon Adventure is his first novel. 

Ginevra Davis is senior editor at Arena Magazine. She can be found on X at: @ginevlily.

Brian Chau is the founder of a stealth AI startup and the author of the From the New World newsletter. He can be found on X at: @psychosort.

Zaitoon Zafar is a junior editor at Arena Magazine. She can be found on X at: @zaitoonx.

Nadia Asparouhova is a writer and researcher. She is the author of Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software (Stripe Press) and Antimimetics (Dark Forest Collective). She can be found on X at: @nayafia.

Matt Wolff is a graduate of Stanford University.

Alder Riley is the CEO of ItemFarm. He can be found on X at: @alder_riley.

Oliver Hsu is a partner on the American Dynamism investing team at a16z, where he focuses on emerging computing platforms and applications for the physical world. He can be found on X at: @oyhsu.

Jordan Chandler Hirsch is a Senior Counselor at Palantir Technologies and a Senior Fellow in the Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Program at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He can be found on X at: @jordanchirsch.

Adam I. Klein leads the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously chaired the federal government’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which oversees U.S. intelligence agencies. He can be found on X at: @adam_i_klein.

Adam leads sales for a defense manufacturing startup, Atomic-6, supporting satellite infrastructure. His previous work includes sensor proliferation, laser satellite networking, and climate interventions. He lives in San Francisco with his thoughts.

Andrew Miller is the founder of Paladin Consulting in Ontario, Canada.