Bio

All his life, James has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 27 organizations, including the international conference for the effective altruism movement, the world’s first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia’s first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today’s Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major/​quadruple minor. He’s spent 20+ years unsystematically upgrading himself. For more, see jamesnorris.org.

How I can help others

1. A comprehensive guide with 80+ ways individuals and organizations can improve our collective existential safety – existentialsafety.org

2. A comprehensive guide to life optimization with 450+ pages of step-by-step plans for all 42 areas of life – upgradable.org/​upgrades

3. Pro bono life design coaching call for any altruist who wants to optimize their lives – upgradable.org/​book-a-call

4. Pro bono management consulting call for any effective altruist leader struggling with complex organizational challenges – upgradable.org/​book-a-call

5. Full-stack incubation for selected new high-impact initiatives – upgradable.org/​contact

6. Careers and volunteer opportunities at Center for Existential Safety, International AI Governance Alliance, and Upgradable – existentialsafety.org/​team, iaiga.org/​about, upgradable.org/​join