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Daniela Amodei - Co-founder and President of Anthropic

By Kamal Kashyap • Jul 02, 2026
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Daniela Amodei is an American tech executive. She co-founded Anthropic with her brother Dario and serves as its President, focusing on AI alignment and safety.

Introduction

Daniela Amodei is an American tech executive. She is the co-founder and President of Anthropic. Prior to founding Anthropic, she worked at OpenAI as the VP of Safety and Policy, where she managed safety team operations.

Early Career

Amodei attended the University of California, Santa Cruz. Before entering the AI industry, she worked in political campaigns, international development, and tech infrastructure management at Stripe, where she oversaw recruiting and scaling initiatives.

Operations at Anthropic

In 2021, Daniela co-founded Anthropic to build highly reliable, safe AI agents. As President, she directs the company's organizational growth, research partnerships, and policy alignment strategies to ensure Claude remains helpful and harmless.

Daniela Amodei
Daniela Amodei
Daniela Amodei
Company Anthropic
Country United States
Born August 25, 1987 (age 39)
San Francisco, California
Education University of California, Santa Cruz
Notable work Claude, Anthropic, OpenAI Policy
Title Co-founder & President of Anthropic

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