Hi there 👋

I'm Edouard, a serial startup founder, engineer, angel investor and AI national security advisor.

I'm the cofounder and CTO of Gladstone AI, a company that helps ensure that powerful, dual-use AI systems have safeguards in place to protect U.S. national and global security. I've briefed a large number of senior officials on AI risk in across multiple U.S. administrations, from the Cabinet to the action officer level. Over the years I've also been lucky to collaborate on technical AI research with some of the world's most talented folks — from Google DeepMind, to the CHAI team at UC Berkeley.

Previously, I cofounded a YC company and ran it for four years (now acquired). As part of that experience I've written about how one can get hired as an early-career machine learning engineer. My work in this area has been viewed around a million times.

I'm also an occasional angel investor. I've backed a couple of dozen startups at seed stage in industries like space exploration, b2b SaaS, construction, medical devices, EV charging networks, robotic manufacturing, brain-machine interfaces, and photonic AI chips.

If you're interested in any of the above areas, feel free to get in touch with me.