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Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin Moskovitz is a technology founder and philanthropist whose giving supports AI safety research. He studied economics at Harvard, co-founded Facebook in 2004, then co-founded Asana and led it as CEO through July 2025. With Cari Tuna, he founded Good Ventures in 2011 to give away most of their wealth, building a philanthropic partnership that now funds AI safety work. As of October 2026, he is an Asana board member and plans to invest time in broader AI safety initiatives.

Timeline

  1. 2004

    Facebook at Harvard

    At Harvard, he studies economics before moving to Palo Alto to work full-time on Facebook. In February 2004, he co-founds the network with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes, serving first as its CTO and later as vice president of engineering.

  2. 2008

    Co-founding Asana

    In 2008, he leaves Facebook to form Asana with Justin Rosenstein and joins the company’s board in December 2008.

  3. 2010–2025

    Asana CEO and president

    He serves as Asana’s CEO from October 2010 to July 2025 and as president from December 2019 to July 2025.

  4. 2011

    Good Ventures philanthropy

    In 2011, he and Cari Tuna found Good Ventures to give away most of their wealth. Their grantmaking partnership, now known as Coefficient Giving, funds work on AI safety shaped by effective altruist priorities.

  5. 2026

    Funding Redwood Research

    In 2026, Coefficient Giving continues to finance Redwood Research, which OpenAI brings in to analyze a breach involving AI agents.

  6. As of October 2026

    Asana board member

    He remains an Asana board member after Dan Rogers takes the chair in September 2026. Outside Asana, he plans to invest time in broader AI safety initiatives.

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  1. Dustin Moskovitz • Asana asana.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Dustin Moskovitz - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Dustin Moskovitz Profile Page | XPRIZE Foundation annualreport.xprize.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Our Story - Good Ventures goodventures.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Coefficient Giving’s CEO on Silicon Valley $40 billion philanthropy boom | Semafor semafor.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Asana Announces Board Appointments stockwatch.com. Checked 19 October 2026.