14 Facts About Mira Murati

Ermira "Mira" Murati was born on 16 December 1988 and is an engineer, researcher, and tech executive.

Mira Murati served as chief technology officer of OpenAI from May 2022 to September 2024, and launched in February 2025 an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab.

Mira Murati then entered a dual-degree program in the United States, receiving her Bachelor of Arts from Colby College in 2011, followed in 2012 by a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.

Mira Murati briefly worked for Zodiac Aerospace as an intern before joining electric car company Tesla in 2013.

Mira Murati joined OpenAI in 2018 as the "VP of Applied AI and Partnerships" in December 2020, and became chief technology officer in May 2022.

Mira Murati oversaw technical advancements and direction of OpenAI's various projects, including the development of advanced AI models and tools.

Mira Murati's work was instrumental in the development and deployment of some of OpenAI's most notable products, such as the Generative Pretrained Transformer series of language models.

Mira Murati's work included pushing the boundaries of machine learning while advocating for the responsible and ethical use of AI technologies.

In November 2023, Mira Murati briefly took over as interim chief executive officer of OpenAI following the removal of Sam Altman from the job.

Mira Murati was replaced by Emmett Shear three days later, who was in turn ousted when Altman was reinstated five days after being removed.

In September 2024, Mira Murati announced that she was stepping down as CTO to allow her the opportunity to "do my own exploration".

In February 2025, Mira Murati launched an AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab.

In October 2023, Mira Murati was ranked 57th on Fortune's list of "The 100 Most Powerful Women in Business of 2023".

In September 2024, Mira Murati was included in Time's list of "The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024".