# Alexandr Wang

> Alexandr Wang is the co-founder of Scale AI and current Chief AI Officer at Meta Platforms. Born in 1997 to Chinese immigrant physicists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, he dropped out of MIT at 19 to build Scale AI, which became the backbone of AI training data infrastructure for companies like OpenAI, Google, Meta, and the U.S. Department of Defense. By 24, he was the world's youngest self-made billionaire. Scale AI grew to a ~$29B valuation after Meta's $14.8B strategic investment in 2025, and Wang now leads Meta's AI superintelligence efforts.

- **Role:** Chief AI Officer at Meta Platforms
- **Organizations:** Meta Platforms, Scale AI, Expedia Group
- **From:** Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Dropped out (Computer Science), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), High School Diploma, Los Alamos High School
- **Known for:** World's youngest self-made billionaire (age 24, 2021), Forbes 30 Under 30 - 2018 and 2021, TIME 100 Next honoree

## Career timeline

- **2012-2014** — Competed in USA Computing Olympiad, USA Mathematical Talent Search (5th nationally), USA Physics Team
- **2013-2015** — Teen programmer at Quora, Silicon Valley
- **2015** — Software engineer at Addepar; intern at Hudson River Trading
- **2016** — Dropped out of MIT; co-founded Scale AI with Lucy Guo; went through Y Combinator
- **2018** — Lucy Guo departed Scale AI; Wang became sole leader
- **2019** — Scale AI raises $100M Series B from Founders Fund; achieves unicorn status (~$1B valuation)
- **2020** — Scale AI lands first U.S. Department of Defense contract
- **2021** — Scale AI reaches $7.3B valuation; Wang becomes world's youngest self-made billionaire at age 24
- **2022** — Scale AI wins $250M federal contract; launches Ukraine war damage assessment tool
- **2023** — Scale deploys 'Donovan' AI on U.S. Army classified network; Wang testifies before House Armed Services subcommittee; joins Expedia board
- **2024** — Scale AI raises $1B round at $14B valuation; announces MEI hiring policy; revenue reaches $870M
- **2025** — Attended Trump inauguration; met with global heads of state; Meta invests $14.8B in Scale AI; Wang appointed Chief AI Officer at Meta

## Achievements

- World's youngest self-made billionaire (age 24, 2021)
- Forbes 30 Under 30 - 2018 and 2021
- TIME 100 Next honoree
- TIME 100 AI honoree
- Built Scale AI to $870M annual revenue and ~$29B valuation
- First commercial AI deployed on U.S. Army classified network (Donovan, 2023)
- Testified before U.S. House Armed Services subcommittee on AI
- USA Mathematical Talent Search - 5th place nationally (2012)
- USA Computing Olympiad Finalist
- USA Physics Team member (2014)
- Appointed Chief AI Officer at Meta Platforms (2025)
- Scale AI named to Time's Best Inventions of 2022
- Expedia Group board member (2023)

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Scale Labs research division launched
- **2025-08** — Reports emerged of emerging tensions in the Meta-Scale AI partnership
- **2025-06** — Meta invested $14.3-14.8B in Scale AI for 49% non-voting stake; Wang appointed Chief AI Officer at Meta; Jason Droege named new Scale AI CEO
- **2025-03** — Scale AI signed Thunderforge contract with U.S. DoD for military automation
- **2025-02** — Wang held meetings with UK PM Starmer, Indian PM Modi, French President Macron, and House Speaker Johnson
- **2025-01** — Wang attended Trump's second inauguration and published open letter: 'America must win the AI war'

## Links

- Website: https://scale.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrwang/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexandr_wang
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandr_wang/

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Last updated: 2026-05-05