# Barret Zoph: founder, Thinking Machines Lab

Canonical ID: `1013e050-216e-40b6-b7e2-33f83238d1e8`

Co-founder of [Thinking Machines Lab](/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md) and its first CTO; former VP of research at [OpenAI](/companies/openai.md).

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Foundings (1)

- [Thinking Machines Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md) (cofounder)

See all founders: [/founders](https://registry.deploy.report/founders.md)

## Co-founders (5)

- [Mira Murati](https://registry.deploy.report/people/mira-murati.md) co-founded [Thinking Machines Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md)
- [John Schulman](https://registry.deploy.report/people/john-schulman.md) co-founded [Thinking Machines Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md)
- [Lilian Weng](https://registry.deploy.report/people/lilian-weng.md) co-founded [Thinking Machines Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md)
- [Andrew Tulloch](https://registry.deploy.report/people/andrew-tulloch.md) co-founded [Thinking Machines Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md)
- [Luke Metz](https://registry.deploy.report/people/luke-metz.md) co-founded [Thinking Machines Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/thinking-machines-lab.md)

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-mira-murati-funding/ · 2025-07-15


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