“Google to co-founding a global health charity: Mid-career transitions with Martyn James” by frances_lorenz

Martyn James | Co-founder of Clear Solutions Martyn spent more than a decade at Google in technical partnership roles before exploring a career transition, realising that he was starting to feel a bit restless in his career. “Life was good,” he recalls, “but I wanted to do something a little more worthwhile.” Martyn first heard about effective altruism (EA) in passing around 2013 from a colleague, though he wasn’t initially interested in the space. “I remember Googling it and thinking, ‘it's a bunch of Oxford philosophers, probably not for me.'” Years later, in 2020, Martyn was at home on parental leave. He began listening to the 80,000 Hours podcast and the ideas resonated. Eventually, he joined the EA Introductory Program. “It was the first time I found a structured, evidence-based path for people who wanted to do good.” Though still sleep-deprived and caring for a newborn, Martyn kept exploring [...] --- First published: July 24th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nBtKgo3TLhfZTyAcW/google-to-co-founding-a-global-health-charity-mid-career --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.