Meet more of our Fall 2026 judges

Nelson Spence

Founder, Project Navi

Nelson builds software and researches AI security, formal verification, and dynamical systems, with a focus on autonomy and self-determination.

Jenna Besh

Philosophy & Communication, UCLA

Jenna captains UCLA’s Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team, founded Black Bruins in Philosophy, and researches youth wellbeing with Education for Flourishing at Saint Louis University.

Ben Levinstein

Alignment Researcher, Anthropic

Ben works on formal epistemology, decision theory, and the philosophy of AI. He has held posts at Rutgers, Bristol, and Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute.

Joseph A. Getto

International Fellow, Democratic Resilience Center

Joseph specializes in arms control, nuclear weapons, AI, and international security. He holds a master’s from Brandeis University and is an international fellow at Helmut Schmidt University.

Paula Boddington

Philosopher of AI Ethics

Paula has held posts at Bristol, ANU, Cardiff, and Oxford. Her books include Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics: A Textbook.

Ana Silva

Head of Marketing, Verity

Ana leads the VerityEd Media Impact Lab. A multilingual journalist and University of Toronto graduate, she focuses on algorithmic and media literacy education.