I'm Ash Barrett.

I want to build leverage to positively affect the long-term future of the world. I believe this is a moral imperitive, and that it is done through leveraging technology and its governance.

I am on leave from UCLA (Political Science/Philosophy; 4.0 GPA) to learn more about growing agency.

I am the Chief of Staff at Build.

• We believe that large-scale 3D world data will solve embodied AI.
• We’re backed by HF0, Abstract Ventures, Pear VC, Z Fellows, and other great partners.

I am the president of Sigma Eta Pi, UCLA's Premier Co-Ed Professional Entrepreneurship Fraternity.

• We host YC founders, HF0 residents, ODF fellows, Techstars founders, and KP fellows who have raised a collective $1.2B.

I wrote policy and commentary on digital and technological governance for Dentons. It is currently hard-copied in Antitrust Reviews in the Czech Republic.

I volunteer a lot, mostly with Uplift. I also built and am launching a service for NPOs to streamline volunteer sourcing.

I did sales and debate. If I can't sell, I will just keep talking.

I love to read. This is a list of my top 10 favorite books.

I love to write. Here is my blog.

I just want to learn. I want to have asymmetric impact.