Meet our leadership
Gabriel Kulp
Executive Director
Gabriel leads ISL by setting the strategic direction, making technical prioritization decisions, and representing ISL to partners and stakeholders.
Before founding ISL, Gabriel was a fellow at RAND working on hardware-enabled governance mechanisms for GPU export controls and on international verification of agreements. He has mentored researchers via MATS, Heron, Pivotal, and other programs. He holds a master’s degree in computer science.
Tom Gardiner
Staff Director
Tom supports the Board of Directors on Governance matters, provides management counsel to the Executive Director, and assists with running the Operations department.
After earning a BSc in Chemistry at the University of St Andrews, Tom joined the UK’s Royal Navy as a Warfare Officer. He earned a ‘warship driving license’ on two frigates, supported national tasking in the Control Room of an attack submarine, and managed a Rear Admiral’s diary. He now applies his “getting things done” skills to the world of AI Security.
Paul Murley
Technical Director
Paul leads the development and infrastructure teams building solutions to secure high-stakes AI deployments.
Previously, he served as a cyber warfare officer in the Air National Guard and worked as a software and security engineer in both the public and private sectors. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science, studying the security properties of the internet empirically and at scale.