ML4Good

ML4Good was founded in 2022 as a project of EffiSciences (now the Centre pour la Securite de l'IA, CeSIA) in France. The first two bootcamps were held in France that year. The program expanded to Switzerland and Germany in 2023, and reached Brazil in 2024, marking its first non-European location. In 2024, co-founders Nia Gardner and Charbel-Raphael Segerie established ML4Good as an independent organization, incorporated in the UK as ML4Good Ltd (Companies House number 16065072, incorporated 6 November 2024). An official launch in early 2025 led to nine bootcamps across three continents, including the first in Asia, and saw the debut of governance and strategy bootcamp tracks. By early 2026, ML4Good had run 25 bootcamps in total and trained over 400 alumni, with a 98% participant recommendation rate. Spring 2026 programming includes bootcamps in Western Europe, Central Europe, Canada, and South Africa. Each cohort takes approximately 20 participants selected through a two-stage process (written application and a 15-minute interview). Participants complete 10-20 hours of preparatory work before the 8-day residential program. Nia Gardner serves as Executive Director, overseeing operations and strategic direction. Charbel-Raphael Segerie, who also serves as Executive Director of CeSIA, leads curriculum development. The organization runs with a lean team of 2 full-time staff supplemented by contractors including teaching assistants and instructors. ML4Good has previously operated under fiscal sponsors including Dandelion Labs (for UK bootcamps) and EA Germany (for German bootcamps). Funders include Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) and the Erasmus+ program.