# Logan Kilpatrick

> Logan Kilpatrick is a Google DeepMind member of technical staff and product lead for Google AI Studio and the Gemini API. A former OpenAI developer relations lead, he came to AI through community college, NASA software, Julia open source work and Apple. He also invests in AI and developer tool startups and co-hosts Around the Prompt.

- **Role:** Member of Technical Staff; Product Lead, Google AI Studio and Gemini API at Google DeepMind
- **Organizations:** Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Apple, NASA, The Julia Language, Around the Prompt
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Computer science coursework for transfer, De Anza College, Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Master of Liberal Arts, Extension Studies, Harvard University, Undergraduate advanced diploma in IT System Analysis and Design, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Helped lead developer relations at OpenAI during the early public growth of its API., Leads work on Google AI Studio and the Gemini API for developers., Worked on NASA planetary exploration software using Julia.

## Career timeline

- **2016-2018** — Studied computer science at De Anza College.
- **2017-2020** — Worked at NASA Ames on satellite data and software for planetary exploration.
- **2019-2022** — Contributed to the Julia open source community as a maintainer, mentor and organizer.
- **2022-2024** — Led developer relations at OpenAI.
- **2024** — Joined Google to work on AI Studio and the Gemini API.
- **2026** — Adopted the Member of Technical Staff title while continuing work on Gemini developer tools.

## Achievements

- Helped lead developer relations at OpenAI during the early public growth of its API.
- Leads work on Google AI Studio and the Gemini API for developers.
- Worked on NASA planetary exploration software using Julia.
- Received a Julia Language New Contributor Award from NumFOCUS in 2019.
- Says he has invested in more than 50 startups.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on The Pomp Podcast as a Google DeepMind member of technical staff to discuss AI products and model development.
- **2026-05** — Google published his I/O 2026 developer highlights covering AI Studio, the Gemini API and related tools.
- **2026-02** — Publicly adopted the Member of Technical Staff title.

## Links

- Website: https://logank.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/logankilpatrick/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/OfficialLoganK
- GitHub: https://github.com/logankilpatrick
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/LoganKilpatrickYT

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Last updated: 2026-09-29