Barret Zoph
Joins Thinking Machines Lab as CTO · Feb 18, 2025 · News
Why, in the source's words
Murati is heading up Thinking Machines Lab as CEO. OpenAI co-founder John Schulman is the company’s chief scientist, and Barret Zoph , who led model post-training at OpenAI, is the CTO.
Barret Zoph's moves
| Date | From and to | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | AppointedAI lead | AI lead | |
| Jan 14, 2026 | DepartedCTO | CTO | |
| Jan 14, 2026 | AppointedOther | Other | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | AppointedCTO | CTO | |
| Sep 25, 2024 | OpenAIVP of ResearchNext role not stated | AI lead |
Also at these companies
| Date | Person | From and to | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Lilian WengPoachedThinking Machines LabOpenAIOther | Other | ||
| Apr 24, 2026 | Weiyao WangPoached MetaThinking Machines LabOther | Other | ||
| Jan 14, 2026 | Luke MetzAppointedThinking Machines LabOpenAIOther | Other | ||
| Jan 14, 2026 | Sam SchoenholzAppointedThinking Machines LabOpenAIOther | Other | ||
| Jan 14, 2026 | Soumith ChintalaAppointedNot statedThinking Machines LabCTO | Not stated Thinking Machines LabCTO | CTO | |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Andrew TullochPoachedThinking Machines LabMetaOther | Other |
About this move
- Type
- Appointed
- Role
- CTO
- Announced
- Feb 18, 2025
- Effective
- Not stated
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Checked
- Found by the daily agent, approved by hand
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