Meet the new Indian-origin CTO of Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines
Soumith Chintala has been named as chief technology officer (CTO) of Thinking Machines Lab, an artificial intelligence research and products company cofounded by OpenAI cofounder Mira Murati.
Hyderabad-born Chintala, who joined Thinking Machines Lab in November 2025, will replace Barret Zoph who stepped down as CTO.
Announcing his appointment, Murati described Chintala as “a brilliant and seasoned leader who has made important contributions to the AI field for over a decade” in a post on microblogging platform X.
