I'm curious whether Open Phil has done any estimates of the relative impact of someone who goes to work for you vs someone who does direct work in one of your focus areas? All else equal (i.e., assume personal fit is the same, etc.), which option might be better?
(I work for Open Phil.)
This is tough to answer in general. It would depend hugely on the focus area, their role in that focus area, their fit for Open Phil research analyst work, etc. I can easily think of people who I think are doing more good by working in a focus area, and I can easily think of other people who would be valuable in a focus area but even more valuable as a generalist research analyst at Open Phil.
I'm curious whether Open Phil has done any estimates of the relative impact of someone who goes to work for you vs someone who does direct work in one of your focus areas? All else equal (i.e., assume personal fit is the same, etc.), which option might be better?