# Jordan Fisher

> Jordan Fisher is the co-founder, former CEO, and board chairman of Standard AI and an AI alignment research team leader at Anthropic. His career spans applied mathematics, procedural video-game design at Pwnee Studios, machine learning at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and computer vision for physical retail.

- **Role:** Board Chairman at Standard AI; AI alignment research team leader at Anthropic
- **Organizations:** Standard AI, Anthropic, Pwnee Studios, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, East Sunshine Ventures
- **Education:** PhD in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, BS, University of Kansas
- **Known for:** Developed Cloudberry Kingdom’s procedural platform-level algorithms., Co-founded Standard AI, a Y Combinator Summer 2017 company., Led Standard as CEO during its $150 million Series C in 2021, reported at a valuation above $1 billion.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2015** — President of Pwnee Studios; developed the procedural generation algorithms behind Cloudberry Kingdom.
- **2011** — Completed a PhD in applied mathematics at UC Santa Barbara.
- **2013** — Cloudberry Kingdom released, with Ubisoft as publisher.
- **2014-2017** — Development Branch Chief at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- **2017** — Co-founded Standard Cognition, later Standard AI; participated in Y Combinator Summer 2017.
- **2021** — As CEO, led Standard during its $150 million Series C and the Tempe Circle K autonomous-checkout rollout.
- **2024** — Angie Westbrock succeeded Fisher as CEO; Fisher remained board chairman.
- **2024-10** — Joined Anthropic as a member of technical staff, according to Crunchbase.
- **2025-06** — Spoke at AI Startup School and described leading an AI alignment research team at Anthropic.

## Achievements

- Developed Cloudberry Kingdom’s procedural platform-level algorithms.
- Co-founded Standard AI, a Y Combinator Summer 2017 company.
- Led Standard as CEO during its $150 million Series C in 2021, reported at a valuation above $1 billion.
- Named co-inventor on U.S. patent 10,055,853, Subject Identification and Tracking Using Image Recognition, granted in 2018.
- Acknowledged for feedback on Claude’s Constitution.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Listed among contributors who provided feedback on Claude’s Constitution.
- **2025-06** — Delivered Every AI Founder Should Be Asking These Questions at Y Combinator AI Startup School, describing his alignment research leadership at Anthropic.
- **2024-10** — Crunchbase lists the start of his member-of-technical-staff role at Anthropic.
- **2024-04** — Standard AI’s CEO succession and Fisher’s continuing chairmanship were reported by C-Store Dive.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-fisher-81145025

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Last updated: 2026-10-11