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THOMAS ZACHARIA
SHAN SHAN WONG JOB FROM : COO OF STABILITY AI
MUSTAFA SULEYMAN
CHRISTIAN LAFORTE JOB FROM : CTO OF STABILITY AI

“ It ’ s been an amazing journey , with so much more to come ”

MUSTAFA SULEYMAN CEO , MICROSOFT AI

THOMAS ZACHARIA

JOB FROM : LABORATORY DIRECTOR AT OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
JOB TO : SVP OF STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC POLICY AT AMD
Joining AMD in March 2024 , Zacharia leads the company ’ s global expansion of public / private relationships with governments , NGOs and other organisations . He aims to fast-track AMD-powered AI solutions to meet rising customer demand .

SHAN SHAN WONG JOB FROM : COO OF STABILITY AI

MUSTAFA SULEYMAN

JOB FROM : CO-FOUNDER & CEO AT INFLECTION AI
JOB TO : CEO OF MICROSOFT AI
Mustafa Suleyman , co-founder of DeepMind ( now Google DeepMind ) and Inflection , was appointed CEO of Microsoft AI to run a new consumer AI unit . With his extensive background in AI , he is set to lead all consumer AI products and research at Microsoft , including Copilot , Bing and Edge .
Mustafa ’ s appointment is the latest move by Microsoft to cement itself as one of the largest global companies . He brings with him more than 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur , technologist and AI leader and joins the company alongside longtime collaborator Karén Simonyan , in addition to 70 staff members from Inflection .
JOB TO : INTERIM CO-CEO OF STABILITY AI Shan Shan Wong ' s most recent role at Stability AI was as COO . She joined the company in November 2023 and works closely with the leadership to define the company ’ s vision as well as its strategy and objectives . Based in London , she holds valuable experience as a board member and investor .

CHRISTIAN LAFORTE JOB FROM : CTO OF STABILITY AI

JOB TO : INTERIM CO-CEO OF STABILITY AI
With more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry , Christian has held senior roles in several leading technology companies . He has also founded and grown technology startups . As co-CEO , he and Shan Shan Wong seek to steer the company forward in developing and commercialising industry-leading generative AI products .
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