
Mira Murati
Former OpenAI executive who launched a new platform focusing on fine-tuning open models.
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Summary
Mira Murati is an Albanian-American business executive and engineer who has played a central role in the modern generative AI boom. Born on December 16, 1988, in Vlorë, Albania, she previously worked at Tesla and Leap Motion before joining OpenAI in 2018. She served as OpenAI's Chief Technology Officer from May 2022 to September 2024, where she oversaw the development and deployment of foundational AI models including ChatGPT, DALL-E, GPT-4, Codex, and Sora. In February 2025, she founded Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup where she serves as CEO, raising $2 billion in seed funding at a $12 billion valuation and launching its first product, Tinker, in October 2025.
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Pearson College UWC; BA in Mathematics, Colby College (2011); BEng in Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth College (2012)
Full Name
Ermira Murati
Citizenship
Albanian-American
Date of Birth
1988-12-16
Place of Birth
Vlorë, Albania
Current Position
Founder and CEO, Thinking Machines Lab
Timeline
- Mira Murati was born in Vlorë, Albania. (Source: Wikipedia)
1988-12-16
- Graduated from Colby College with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. (Source: Fortune)
2011-01-01
- Graduated from Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. (Source: Fortune)
2012-01-01
- Joined Tesla as a product manager working on the Model X. (Source: Wikipedia)
2013-01-01
- Joined Leap Motion. (Source: Wikipedia)
2016-01-01
- Joined OpenAI as Vice President of Applied AI and Partnerships. (Source: Wikipedia)
2018-01-01
- Promoted to Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI. (Source: Wikipedia)
2022-05-01
- Announced departure from OpenAI. (Source: Reuters)
2024-09-26
- Founded Thinking Machines Lab as CEO. (Source: Wikipedia)
2025-02-01
- Thinking Machines Lab launched its first commercial product, Tinker. (Source: Fortune)
2025-10-01
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Ermira "Mira" Murati (born 16 December 1988) is an Albanian-American business executive. She is the CEO of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, which she founded in February 2025. Previously, she was the chief technology officer of OpenAI from May 2022 to September 2024, and a senior product manager at Tesla.
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- Mira Murati
Ermira "Mira" Murati (born 16 December 1988) is an Albanian-American business executive. She is the CEO of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, which she founded in February 2025. Previously, she was the chief technology officer of OpenAI from May 2022 to September 2024, and a senior product manager at Tesla. ## Early life and education [edit] Murati was born on 16 December 1988 in Vlorë, Albania. She is fluent in Italian. At age 16, she attended Pearson College UWC on Vancouver Island in Canada for high school on the Davis United World College Scholars Program, from which she graduated in 2007 with an International Baccalaureate diploma. [...] 19. 1 2 Murgia, Madhumita (18 June 2023). "OpenAI's Mira Murati: the woman charged with pushing generative AI into the real world". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023. 20. ↑ Robison, Kylie; Lev-Ram, Michal (5 October 2023). "Mira Murati, the young CTO of OpenAI, is building ChatGPT and shaping your future". Fortune "Fortune (magazine)").`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link) 21. ↑ Tong, Anna (26 September 2024). "OpenAI's technology chief Mira Murati, two other research executives to leave". Reuters. Retrieved 2 October 2024. 22. ↑ Simons, John (February 2023). "Keeping AI in Check". TIME "TIME (magazine)"). Vol. 201, no. 5/6. pp. 60–61. [...] Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikiquote Wikidata item Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albanian-American business executive | Mira Murati | | Murati at the 2026 Met Gala | | Born | (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 37) Vlorë, People's Socialist Republic of Albania | | Education | Colby College (BA) Dartmouth College (BEng) | | Employers | Tesla (2013–2016) Leap Motion (2016–2018) OpenAI (2018–2024) Thinking Machines Lab (2024–present) |
- Mira Murati Biography, Life, Career & Facts
Place of Birth: Vlorë, Albania Ermira “Mira” Murati is an Albanian engineer, researcher, and technology executive widely recognized for her leadership in the development of modern generative artificial intelligence systems. She gained international prominence during her tenure as Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, where she played a central role in the development of technologies such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, GPT-4, Codex, and Sora. Through her work on large-scale AI systems and research initiatives, Mira Murati has become one of the influential figures shaping the evolution of artificial intelligence in the twenty-first century. ## Early Life and Education [...] ## Early Life and Education Mira Murati was born on December 16, 1988, in Vlorë, Albania. Her full name is Ermira “Mira” Murati. During her early education she showed strong interest in mathematics and science, frequently participating in mathematics competitions and academic olympiads. At the age of sixteen she received a scholarship to attend Pearson United World College of the Pacific on Vancouver Island, Canada, where she completed her secondary education and earned an International Baccalaureate diploma. The international environment of the institution exposed her to global perspectives in science, engineering, and technological innovation. [...] ## OpenAI and the Rise of Generative AI In 2018 Mira Murati joined OpenAI, initially serving as Vice President of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Partnerships. She later became Chief Technology Officer, a role in which she oversaw major research initiatives, product development teams, and safety programs. During her leadership at OpenAI, several groundbreaking AI systems were developed, including ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, GPT-4, and Sora. These technologies played a critical role in advancing the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) family of language models and accelerating the global adoption of generative AI technologies.
- Biography of Mira Murati
# Biography of Mira Murati CARLOS M. ### CARLOS M. Ermira “Mira” Murati (born December 16, 1988, in Vlorë, Albania) is an Albanian-American engineer and technology executive, recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Born during the final years of Albania’s totalitarian regime, her journey has taken her from competing in math contests as a teenager to founding a multibillion-dollar startup, with key roles at Tesla and OpenAI along the way. ### Early Life and Education
- Meet Mira Murati, the 36-year-old tech prodigy who shot to ...
She may not have the same name recognition as other tech execs like Tim Cook, Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg—not yet, anyway—but Mira Murati is one of the most-watched entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. The former chief technology officer from OpenAI, who left to launch her own AI startup last year, just celebrated a major milestone: Her company, Thinking Machines Lab, just launched its first product this week, called Tinker. Rather than be another generative-AI chatbot like ChatGPT, Tinker is designed to help researchers and developers fine-tune AI models without the need to manage massive computing infrastructure. The launch represents the first commercial product from Thinking Machines, which raised a record-breaking $2 billion in seed funding at a $12 billion valuation. [...] Murati, the 36-year-old Albanian-American engineer-turned-executive, has emerged as a defining figure in the AI boom. Her journey from a mechanical engineering student to the chief technology officer who helped create ChatGPT exemplifies the rapid transformation of both AI technology and the careers of those building it. More recently, her ability to resist Mark Zuckerberg’s aggressive recruitment efforts—including reported billion-dollar offers to acquire her company and poach her talent—has solidified her reputation as a leader willing to chart her own course in an industry dominated by tech giants. ### From Albania to the world stage [...] At 16, Murati won a scholarship from United World Colleges—a program that brings together students from over 80 countries to promote intercultural understanding and social responsibility—to study at Pearson College on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. But after graduating from Pearson in 2005, Murati pursued an unusual academic path that would prove prescient for her later career. She enrolled in a dual-degree program, completing a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Colby College in 2011 and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering in 2012. This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in
- Behind the Tech Podcast with Kevin Scott - Microsoft
KEVIN SCOTT: Mira Murati is the CTO of OpenAI. She worked as an engineer and product manager, most notably helping to develop the Tesla Model X. She joined OpenAI in 2018 as the VP of applied AI and partnerships and has since been promoted to CTO. During that time, she’s helped bring AI products like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4 public and has partnered closely with our team at Microsoft to integrate their technology into our products. It is so awesome to have you on the show today, Mira. Thank you so much for joining us. MIRA MURATI: Thank you, Kevin. Excited to be here. [...] ### Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer, OpenAI Mira Murati is one of the most innovative tech leaders of our time. She has helped to scale OpenAI to the company it is today and lead teams to build innovative technologies and products including ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4. In this episode, Kevin and Mira discuss how she became interested in the sciences and technology, her innate sense of curiosity which led her to a career in artificial intelligence, and how OpenAI is deploying their technology responsibly for developers and consumers. Mira Murati | OpenAI Download transcript
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