Business, Mentoring & Beyond
The ordinary roles most organisations run on, plus mission-driven mentoring work.
Career Paths
The guides below are built from our own events and community: the people who have done the job, the talks they gave, and the resources they shared.
Not sure which one? Start with the map and some questions worth asking yourself. The fields overlap, and most people fit several.
These are the paths our community has taken, not a complete list of what philosophers can do. We also know philosophers in law, policy, government, teaching and product management. If your path is missing, share your story and we’ll add it.
Cybersecurity & Recruitment
Finding and judging technical experts without being one. One of our own team took this path.
Entrepreneurship & Startups
Starting a company, or joining one early. Several people in this community have done it.
Venture Capital
Evaluating early startups for an investment fund. The core output is written argument.
Blockchain & Fintech
Young companies building financial and governance systems from scratch, where arguments still beat credentials.
Risk & Catastrophic Risk
Risk teams in tech companies, and research institutes working on large-scale threats.
Management Consulting
Business problem-solving in small teams. The most structured route in, and a common first chapter.
Ethics Consulting
Advising organisations on ethics questions, as a job. The field closest to the seminar room.
AI & Data Ethics
The most common path in our community: working out what counts as fair or harmful in AI systems.