Chris Colby is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and research. Currently a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI since February 2024, Chris focuses on reasoning within the research team. Previously, as VP and Global Head of Software and Research at Covariant, Chris led a team of over 50 in developing universal AI for robotics. Chris's career includes roles at Google as a Senior Staff Software Engineer in AI Research and in various software engineering and leadership positions at companies such as Salesforce.com, MobiTV, and Pixar Animation Studios, where Chris contributed to innovations in recommender systems and animation technology. Chris holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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