Markie Wagner

Markie Wagner is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology innovator, currently serving as Founder and CEO of Forge since July 2023, focusing on revolutionizing work delegation to computers, with backing from Founders Fund and OpenAI. In addition to this role, Markie is a Thiel Fellow with the Thiel Foundation, starting in February 2023. Previous experience includes founding and leading Delphi Labs from January 2020 to January 2023, working as a Machine Learning Engineer at Waymo between 2020 and 2021, and serving as a Software Engineer at Google in 2018. Markie's early career includes research as an AI Researcher at the USC Center for AI in Society's Student Branch from 2017 to 2018. Academically, Markie holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Minor in Philosophy from the University of Southern California, following graduation from La Serna High School.