The Entrepreneur-in-Residence is a fixed 12-month salaried role at GovAI, a think tank on AI governance with offices in London and Washington, DC.
Residents identify, test and launch a new for-profit or non-profit organization, or an ambitious project inside an existing one. By the end, they either launch or decide deliberately not to.
Benefits & funding
- Salary based on experience and location: typically £70,000–£113,500 a year in London, US$80,000–180,000 in DC.
- About US$150k seed funding through partner funders.
- Sessions with senior GovAI staff, plus introductions to funders, co-founders and early hires.
- Fiscal sponsorship arranged for non-profits; GovAI takes no equity.
- Health cover, £5,000 wellbeing and £5,000 development budgets a year, 10% pension, 33 days’ leave.
Eligibility
- Open to any nationality; no educational requirement.
- Essential: an entrepreneurial track record, some context on AI governance and safety, and good judgement.
- GovAI cannot sponsor a visa; it can help explore non-sponsored UK routes (Global Talent, High Potential Individual).
- Base agreed case by case; GovAI prefers one suited to the project or near its staff in London, DC or the Bay Area.
Application process
- 1Submit a short written expression of interest through the online form; not every one gets a reply.
- 2Write a pitch (max 2 pages, excluding appendices) on what you would build or explore.
- 3Reference checks.
- 4One to two interviews.
Program timeline
Any time
expressions of interest reviewed on a rolling basis
Within two weeks
reply if a likely fit
Within six weeks of first conversation
final decision
After hire
fixed 12-month residency