Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD
Founder & Executive Director
Dylan founded the All Tomorrows Institute in 2025 to help change the rampant technology narratives from the typical stories of hype and horror to new narratives of hope in the midst of huge socio-technical challenges. Dylan received his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Information Science and his Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. Before founding AI for All Tomorrows, Dylan was the co-host of the award-winning Radical AI Podcast. To support his interdisciplinary work, Dylan has received grants from OpenAI, the Patrick J McGovern Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
Will Liem
Director of Research
As the Director of Research at All Tomorrows Institute, Will leads the design and execution of socially impactful research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, identity, and human development. Will’s research focuses on advancing understanding of how AI systems shape and support deeply personal processes—particularly around sexual orientation and gender identity—while ensuring that such systems are safe, ethical, and aligned with human values.
Kira Warren
Communications Lead
Kira is an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado – Boulder. She is studying Creative Technology and Design through the College of Engineering and Applied Science while also pursuing an Engineering Management minor. At AI For All Tomorrows, Kira plans, creates, and develops all social media content and marketing, ensuring that AI For All Tomorrows can reach its audience.
When she’s not working on AI For All Tomorrows, Kira keeps busy with a range of creative projects. She’s the co-curator of TEDxCU, helping lead one of CU’s biggest events and bringing inspiring ideas to the stage. A proud Colorado native, she loves hiking in the mountains, singing in her a cappella group, and playing piano and guitar. Whether it’s through design, music, or storytelling, Kira is always exploring new ways to combine creativity and technology in whatever she’s working on.
Georgia Hampton
Podcast Producer
Georgia is a multi-award-winning podcast producer, editor, and culture critic based in Chicago. Her work covers a wide array of topics within the realms of gender, technology, culture, politics, history, and the areas where those themes intersect. Previously, she has worked as a script writer for Spotify and as a contributing writer for The Chicago Reader. Currently, she is a producer for multiple shows covering topics such as the gray areas of mental healthcare and the role of modern technologies in our day-to-day lives. In addition to her work behind the scenes, she is a voiced producer on the show Never Post, where her coverage of internet-related topics has won both Webby and Signal awards for its excellence.
Elliott Ruble
Research Associate
Elliott is a Research Associate at the All Tomorrows Institute, focusing on leading our TLDR: Tech Research initiative. Elliott is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder in information science and has a B.S. in Human Systems Engineering from Arizona State University. His work focuses on evaluating how well AI meets human needs across cultures, developing large-scale survey instruments grounded in Maslow’s hierarchy.
Emma Nicotra
Podcast Host, <processing> a roadmap to our future with AI
Emma is a sophomore at Georgetown University, majoring in Philosophy with a minor in Math. Her interests in artificial intelligence include values alignment, economic transition, and the democratic diffusion of technology. She previously served in her Representative's office in the House. Originally from Denver, Colorado, she enjoys running, climbing, and listening to podcasts.
Emma is the podcast host for the <processing> a roadmap to our futures with AI podcast.
Gabrielle Lisk
Research Associate (Intern)
Gabrielle is a graduate of University College London with an MA in Digital Humanities, where she wrote her dissertation on TikTok’s “For You” Algorithm and Teen Sense of Self. Her research interests include youth mental health, digital wellbeing, and the ways algorithms interact with human nature. Prior to finishing her master’s, Gabrielle was a Fellow at Character Lab at the University of Pennsylvania where projects included redesigning systems for conducting qualitative user research analysis and user-centered design principles and practices.
In her free time, Gabrielle is a published poet who frequents open mics in London, New York, and her native New Jersey. Her debut collection What Was I Even Sad About? was released November 2025 and explores the thread of human relationships that runs throughout her interests personally and professionally. She’s thrilled to be working with All Tomorrows Institute on a research project on the Youth Digital Health Landscape in Chicago.
Isabel Hirama
Futurist in Residence
Isabel is a data scientist and creative futurist with a focus on ethics of emerging technology and human flourishing. She was recently recognized by the UK government with the Tech Nation Global Talent endorsement for her leadership in inclusive AI, VR safety, and creator economy fairness. In addition to her work as a data scientist, Isabel’s varied background spans psychology and philosophy research focused on cross cultural moral metacognition, leading marketing for an Estonian future of work startup, and serving as a responsible tech mentor and expert reviewer for All Tech is Human, The Grace Hopper Conference, and ICML. Isabel’s themes for 2025 are collaborative creativity, compassionate curiosity, and knowledge and wisdom sharing. One of her core beliefs is that every individual has the power to bring the world towards a more flourishing future.
Rena Zhu
Research and Outreach
Rena is a final-year PhD candidate in Robotics at the Colorado School of Mines. Her research lies at the intersection of Cognitive Science, Augmented Reality technology, and human-robot communication design. She’s passionate about exploring how embodied technology can be deployed not only to increase productivity but also to enhance people's lives. More broadly, her work examines how the deployment of technology interacts with power dynamics in society. Rena is passionate about sharing accessible educational content that highlights both the cutting-edge technical aspects of technology and its thought-provoking socio-technical dimensions.
Maria Paola Silva (Board President)
Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Center for Reproductive Rights
Paola is an economist with a Master’s in Public Policy from Universidad de los Andes and a Master’s in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She brings over ten years of experience advancing human rights, gender equity, and social policy across government, international cooperation, and academia. She has led initiatives at USAID and Colombia’s Congress, co-founded the feminist platform SietePolas, and helped shape public policies on care, political participation, and digital justice throughout Latin America. Paola is also a certified AI governance specialist and current Team Leader at the Center for AI and Digital Policy, where she explores how emerging technologies can be governed ethically and inclusively. In her spare time, she writes about the right to care, dances salsa in her living room, and builds spaces to imagine more collective futures.
Will Liem
PhD Candidate, Northwestern University
In addition to being our Director of Research, Will is also a member of our board. Will is a PhD candidate in Social Sciences and Health at Northwestern University. His research focuses on understanding where AI fits into the exploration of sexual orientation and gender identity among LGBTQ+ teens, and co-designing a values-aligned system to safely navigate these questions with AI. Will brings prior experience consulting on responsible and participatory approaches to AI development with big tech clients. In their spare time, Will craves long urban walks (specifically hilly walks), dancing to tech house at music festivals, and adopting new frameworks for personal reflection (currently on astrology).
Alexa Bejarano, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Tech
Alexa is a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on human-robot interactions and compassion in STEM education, aiming to support and enhance student learning experiences through responsible technology design and human-centered pedagogy. Alexa earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Tulsa and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in computer science from the Colorado School of Mines.
Alex Sarkissian
Co-founder, Buddhism & AI Initiative
Alex is a Buddhist chaplain, meditation teacher, and social entrepreneur passionate about contemplative practice as a pathway toward individual and collective transformation in the age of AI. He holds a Master of Divinity in Buddhism from Columbia University’s Union Theological Seminary, where his thesis assessed the potential impact of AI on the cultivation of virtue and human flourishing. Alex was previously a founder, CMO, and operator at various early-stage startups and a strategy and innovation consultant at Deloitte.