Mark Brakel
As of October 2026, Mark Brakel is Global Director of Policy at the Future of Life Institute, leading its advocacy and policy efforts globally. Before joining the institute, he worked as a Dutch diplomat in Iraq and on Middle East policy from The Hague. By January 2022 he was FLI's Director of European Policy. In November 2023 he discussed the Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit on the FLI podcast. In 2025 he took part in the Singapore Conference on AI, where he leads the team advising governments on advanced AI.
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- Future of Life Institute
Timeline
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By 2022
Diplomat in Iraq and The Hague
Before joining the Future of Life Institute, he works as a Dutch diplomat at the Netherlands' Embassy in Iraq and on Middle East policy from The Hague.
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2021–2022
Director of European Policy
FLI expands to the EU in 2021 with two staff members, and by January 2022 he is its Director of European Policy.
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November 2023
Discussing the Bletchley AI summit
He joins the FLI podcast as Director of Policy to discuss the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park and AI regulation in the EU and US.
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2025
Advising governments on advanced AI
He takes part in the Singapore Conference on AI as Director of Policy at FLI, where he leads the team advising governments on advanced AI.
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As of October 2026
Global Director of Policy at FLI
He is FLI's Global Director of Policy, leading its advocacy and policy efforts globally, and he writes the Substack Inside The Machine on AI policy.
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