Mira Murati, the Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, holds a mechanical engineering degree from Dartmouth College. She kickstarted her career as an intern at Goldman Sachs before transitioning to Zodiac Aerospace, gaining substantial aerospace exposure. Later, she spent three impactful years at Tesla as a senior product manager for the Model X, contributing significantly to the early versions of Tesla's Autopilot.
Her journey led her to Leap Motion in 2016, where she served as VP of product and engineering, aiming to revolutionize human-computer interaction. Transitioning to OpenAI in 2018 as VP of applied AI and partnerships, she elevated to the role of CTO in 2022, spearheading pivotal projects like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Codex.
Transitioning from CTO to interim leader at OpenAI, Mira's background spans aerospace, automotive, VR, and AR, emphasizing AI applications in the real world. Her belief in artificial general intelligence (AGI) as a pivotal technological breakthrough and OpenAI's unique position to advance it drove her journey, emphasizing the organization's mission-driven approach and commitment to innovation and safety in AI development.