March 2026
Brief
Headlines
Updates from the consulting industry + the world's biggest problems
Anthropic sues US Department of War over "supply-chain risk" designation following dispute over domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons -Wired
Libya eliminates trachoma as a public health problem, protecting future generations from preventable blindness -World Health Organization
Global food retailer Ahold Delhaize commits to cage-free supply chain following year-long campaign -Animal Equality
New START expires, leaving U.S. and Russia without nuclear weapons limits for first time in decades -Arms Control Association
Bipartisan group proposes AI development framework as government regulation stalls -TechCrunch
Quick wins
Tools and resources to support your career growth
Find your mentor through this program for women, non-binary, and trans people pursuing high-impact careers (Apply by March 30) -Magnify Mentoring
Join CEA's free 4-day online bootcamp to identify high-impact careers that match your skills (Apply by March 31) -Centre for Effective Altruism
Enter our giveaway for a free copy of The High-Impact Professional's Playbook (Submit by March 20) -High Impact Professionals
Track global biosecurity investments and capabilities with CSR's Global Biosecurity Tracker-Council on Strategic Risks
Experience life as a wild animal through this text-based survival simulator-Wild Reckoning
Deep reads
Nuanced takes worth your time
To achieve impact, consider letting go of your favorite cause -Consultants for Impact CEO Sarah Pomeranz for Umbrex: Unleashed
Last year, 52% of graduating Harvard seniors were planning on entering consulting, finance, or tech. Who's going to warn them? -Harvard Crimson
Landscape report: Where frontier AI can make the biggest difference in global health-Rethink Priorities
Meet the ambitious professionals who decided to eliminate lead paint, one country at a time-Coefficient Giving
What do pain relief, mobile contraception clinics, and sugary drink taxation have in common?-Ambitious Impact
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Coming up
Events worth changing your Slack status to OOO for
March
- The Future of Protein Forum at SXSW, March 14
- Future Food-Tech San Francisco, March 19-20
- EAGxCDMX, March 20-22 (Apply by March 16)
- ChangeNOW Paris, March 30-April 1
- IAPP Global Summit, March 30-April 2
April and beyond
- TED Vancouver, April 13-17
- Engage for Good Palm Springs, April 21-24
- EAGxNordics, April 24-26 (Apply by April 7)
- EAGxDC, May 2-3 (Apply April 16)
Meet the member
Diego Pedulla-Smith knew within weeks of starting at BCG that something was wrong. Today, after a year spent getting serious about music and a job search that finally matched his values, he's on the program team at Innovate Animal Ag, a think tank advancing technology to concretely improve animals' lives.
What was the biggest obstacle preventing you from pursuing impact earlier? The hardest thing was imagining a job I could get excited about. Because I didn't believe I could find something I'd be excited about, I was willing to accept bad fits. In consulting, I noticed everyone I worked with said "This is so bad, I'm definitely leaving soon" and then stayed much longer than they intended.
What made you feel like a change was possible? Saving was critical. It gave me a runway and the freedom to find a job I'd actually like rather than accepting anything. And Consultants for Impact was the most helpful thing in my entire job search. The CEO of Innovate Animal Ag reached out to me directly because I was in this network!
Jobs
Get paid to help solve the world's most important problems!
- Operations Specialist / Senior Operations Specialist - Pour Demain (Apply by March 15)
- Chief of Staff to the Executive Director - Blueprint Biosecurity (Apply by March 20)
- Communications Associate - Future of Life Institute (Apply by March 20)
- Operations Manager - Lead Research for Action (Apply by March 30)
- Special Projects Associate - Epoch AI (Rolling)
- Project Manager, Animal Welfare - Good Impressions Media (Rolling)
- People Operations Associate - Centre for the Governance of AI (Rolling)
- Program Manager, AI Access Initiative - Evidence Action (Rolling)
- Office Manager and Operations Coordinator - SecureBio (Rolling)
- Head of Marketing - Giving What We Can (Rolling)
Member moves
Consultants taking off in new high-impact roles
- Bruna Avellar - Visiting Fellow, Constellation Research Center
- Fred Parkwood - Research Manager, MATS Research
- Isla Gibson - Recruitment Manager, Ambitious Impact
- Koki Ajiri - Business Innovation Consultant, United Nations World Food Programme
- Lane McAree - Program and Operations Manager, SecureBio
- Leonor Santos - Finance and Compliance Lead, The School for Moral Ambition
- Rebecca Cutter - Non Executive Director, Good Ancestors
- Sonya Hu - Associate Strategy Officer, Gates Foundation
- Zachariah Humrich - Senior Manager, Strategy, American Diabetes Association
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