Alexander Lintz

Washington, DC, USA

Bio

Updated 03/22/26

Alexander Lintz (also known as Alex Lintz) is an AI governance researcher and entrepreneur based in Washington, DC. He is a co-founder and AI governance advisor at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) and has helped launch several organizations in the AI safety and governance space, including The AI Governance Archive (TAIGA), the AI Safety Communications Centre (AISCC), and the Long-term AI Strategy Retreat (LAISR). In 2022, he co-organized LAISR in Washington, DC, a longtermist AI strategy retreat for approximately 35 researchers and practitioners, alongside Ashwin Acharya of Rethink Priorities. He has served as an affiliate and contractor for Rethink Priorities' AI Governance & Strategy team and has contributed feedback to foundational AI governance research including work by Allan Dafoe. He received grants from the Long-Term Future Fund for independent distillation and coordination work in the AI governance and strategy space, and earlier for organizing a career-focused workshop for European effective altruists interested in AI governance careers, which he ran with collaborators from EA Zürich. He is active on the EA Forum (handle: LintzA) where his posts on AI governance and democratic politics have received substantial engagement.