Mira Murati - Wikipedia

# Mira Murati

Mira Murati

Albanian-American business executive

| Mira Murati |
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| Born | (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age37)<br>[Vlorë](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlor%C3%AB "Vlorë"), [Albania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania "Albania") |
| Education | [Colby College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colby_College "Colby College") (BA)<br>[Dartmouth College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_College "Dartmouth College") ( [BEng](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Engineering "Bachelor of Engineering")) |
| Employers | - [Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. "Tesla, Inc.") (2013–2016)<br>- [Leap Motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Motion "Leap Motion") (2016–2018)<br>- [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI "OpenAI") (2018–2024)<br>- [Thinking Machines Lab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_Machines_Lab "Thinking Machines Lab") (2024–present)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-TechCrunch-2025-1) |
| Knownfor | [Artificial intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence "Artificial intelligence") |
| Title | Founder and CEO |

**Ermira** " **Mira**" **Murati** (born 16 December 1988) is an [Albanian-American](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian-American "Albanian-American") business executive.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-Saliu-2025-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-3) She launched an AI startup called [Thinking Machines Lab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_Machines_Lab "Thinking Machines Lab") in February 2025. Previously she was the chief technology officer of [OpenAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI "OpenAI"), and a senior product manager at [Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc. "Tesla, Inc.").

## Early life and education

Murati was born on 16 December 1988 in [Vlorë](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlor%C3%AB "Vlorë"), Albania.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-fortune2025a-4)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-fast-6) She is fluent in Italian.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-7) At age 16, she won a [United World Colleges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_World_Colleges "United World Colleges") (UWC) scholarship to study at [Pearson College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_College_UWC "Pearson College UWC") on [Vancouver Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island "Vancouver Island") in Canada, from which she graduated in 2007 with an [International Baccalaureate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate "International Baccalaureate").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_Murati#cite_note-9) After Pearson, she went to the United States to pursue further studies through a dual-degree program, earning a [Bachelor of Arts

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