Thinking Machines Lab
AI labs · 4 leaders now · 1 founder · 1 before · 11 moves, 5 in, 6 out · last Jul 2026
Leadership now
| Person | Title | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Mira MuratiChief Executive Officer and Founder | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | Feb 20251 year ago |
| Soumith ChintalaCTO | CTO | Jan 20269 months ago |
| John SchulmanChief Scientist | Chief Scientist | Feb 20251 year ago |
| Weiyao WangOther data and AI roles | Other data and AI roles | Apr 20266 months ago |
Founders
| Person | Title | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Mira MuratiChief Executive Officer and Founder | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | Feb 20251 year ago |
Before
| Person | Title | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barret ZophCTO | CTO | Feb 2025 to Jan 2026 | TechCrunch |
Leadership moves
Lilian Weng leaves
OpenAICo-founder, from Thinking Machines Lab · TechCrunchWeiyao Wang joins
Thinking Machines LabResearcher, from Meta · TechCrunchSoumith Chintala joins
Thinking Machines LabCTO · TechCrunchSam Schoenholz leaves
OpenAIfrom Thinking Machines Lab · TechCrunchLuke Metz leaves
OpenAICo-founder, from Thinking Machines Lab · TechCrunchBarret Zoph leaves
OpenAICo-founder and CTO, from Thinking Machines Lab · TechCrunchBarret Zoph leaves
Thinking Machines LabCo-founder and CTO · TechCrunchAndrew Tulloch leaves
MetaCo-founder, from Thinking Machines Lab · TechCrunch
Mira Murati joins
Thinking Machines LabCEO, from OpenAI · TechCrunchJohn Schulman joins
Thinking Machines LabChief Scientist, from Anthropic · TechCrunchBarret Zoph joins
Thinking Machines LabCTO, from OpenAI · TechCrunch