Mira Murati is an Albanian-American business executive who previously served as the Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI. In February 2025, she launched her own AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab. Her background and current venture firmly place her in the field of artificial intelligence and technology innovation.
On December 16, 1988, Mira Murati was born in Vlorë, Albania.
In 2005, Mira Murati graduated from the Pearson College UWC in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, after winning an academic scholarship at age 16.
In 2011, Mira Murati received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College.
In 2012, Mira Murati received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
In 2013, Mira Murati joined Tesla as a product manager on the Model X team after completing her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
From 2016 until 2018, Mira Murati worked for the augmented reality start-up Leap Motion (now Ultraleap).
In 2018, Mira Murati joined OpenAI as the "VP of Applied AI and Partnerships".
In December 2020, Mira Murati became VP of Applied AI and Partnerships at OpenAI.
In May 2022, Mira Murati was promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at OpenAI.
In October 2023, Mira Murati was ranked 57th on Fortune's list of "The 100 Most Powerful Women in Business of 2023".
In November 2023, Mira Murati briefly took over as interim chief executive officer of OpenAI following the removal of Sam Altman from the job, before being replaced by Emmett Shear.
In June 2024, Dartmouth College awarded Mira Murati an honorary Doctor of Science.
In September 2024, Mira Murati announced that she was stepping down as CTO of OpenAI.
In February 2025, Mira Murati launched a new public benefit corporation called Thinking Machines Lab.
In April 2025, Thinking Machines Lab reportedly aimed for a $2 billion seed round.
In July 2025, Thinking Machines Lab closed a seed round valued at $12 billion, with participants including Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, CISCO, AMD, Jane Street Capital, and the government of Albania.
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