Bob McGrew
Founder, AI manufacturing startup; Adviser, Thinking Machines Lab
Organization
Independent
Position
Founder, AI manufacturing startup; Adviser, Thinking Machines Lab
Intelligence Briefing
One of the most consequential figures in OpenAI's history. Joined in 2017, rose to Chief Research Officer overseeing all core research during the GPT era including GPT-4 and reasoning model breakthroughs. Departed September 2024 alongside CTO Mira Murati. Previously 2nd engineer at Palantir (helped grow it from ~10 to 1,500 employees). Now founding an AI manufacturing startup and advising Thinking Machines Lab.
BS, Computer Science — Stanford University
AGI Position Assessment
Unknown
Primarily research-focused public profile; no detailed standalone safety doctrine is documented here.
Primarily research-focused public profile; no detailed standalone safety doctrine is documented here.
Dossier last updated: 2026-03-10