Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Welcomes Ex-OpenAI Leaders Bob McGrew and Alec Radford

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Welcomes Ex-OpenAI Leaders Bob McGrew and Alec Radford

When I first learned that Mira Murati — former CTO of OpenAI — had launched her own AI venture, I knew it was only a matter of time before Thinking Machines Lab attracted some of the brightest minds in the field. That moment has come. Two of OpenAI’s most influential figures, Bob McGrew and Alec Radford, have now officially joined Murati’s startup as advisors. Image:Google Who Are the New Advisors at Thinking Machines Lab? Thinking Machines Lab, which Murati founded after leaving OpenAI in October 2024, quietly updated its website in March 2025 to list Bob McGrew and Alec Radford as new advisors. Their presence on the advisory board is a big deal — not just for Thinking Machines Lab, but for the entire AI industry. Bob McGrew: OpenAI’s Former Research Visionary McGrew joined OpenAI back in 2017 and quickly rose through the ranks. He became VP of Research in 2018 and later Chief Research Officer. His deep involvement in shaping OpenAI’s core research agenda gave him a strategic edge in AI d…