Welcome to the Inaugural PAX sapiens Newsletter – Edition 1 / 2026
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Founded in 2024, PAX sapiens (PAX) builds upon a 25-year history of collaborative philanthropy of our founders, Marcel Arsenault, also our CEO, and Cynda Collins Arsenault.
PAX’s mission is to prevent predictable global catastrophes through the creation of new systems of collective coordination that build a more peaceful world. With four offices in three countries, PAX operates with a long-term perspective, an empirical approach, and through public, private and philanthropic partnerships that bring non-governmental actors together with states to collectively solve problems.
PAX works on preventable catastrophic risks: preventing the manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs, particularly illicit fentanyl, preventing global pandemics, preventing conflicts between the U.S. and China, and preventing the use of nuclear weapons. PAX also is advancing the global Women, Peace and Security agenda via the Our Secure Future program. Please read about recent work from all of these areas below.
Each quarter, we’ll share PAX programs’ recent work – please reach out to let us know what you think. Thank you!
Conor Seyle, Chief Operating Officer
