# Mustafa Suleyman

> Mustafa Suleyman is a British AI entrepreneur and author who co-founded DeepMind and Inflection AI and now serves as executive vice president and CEO of Microsoft AI. His career has moved from social projects and applied AI to conversational products and the governance of frontier models.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President and CEO, Microsoft AI
- **Organizations:** Muslim Youth Helpline, Reos Partners, DeepMind, Google, Greylock Partners, Inflection AI, Microsoft AI, The Economist Group, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Secondary education, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Philosophy and theology studies; did not graduate, Mansfield College, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Co-founded DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014., Co-founded Inflection AI and helped launch the conversational assistant Pi., Co-authored The Coming Wave with Michael Bhaskar in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Co-founded the Muslim Youth Helpline with Mohammed Mamdani.
- **2000s** — Worked in human rights policy for London mayor Ken Livingstone and later in conflict resolution.
- **2010** — Co-founded DeepMind with Demis Hassabis and Shane Legg.
- **2014** — DeepMind was acquired by Google; Suleyman led applied AI work.
- **2016** — DeepMind reported AI-assisted reductions in Google data center cooling energy.
- **2019** — Moved from DeepMind to a Google AI policy and product role.
- **2022** — Co-founded Inflection AI with Reid Hoffman and Karén Simonyan.
- **2023** — Inflection launched Pi; Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar published The Coming Wave.
- **2024** — Joined Microsoft as EVP and CEO of the newly formed Microsoft AI division.
- **2026** — Shifted focus toward frontier models after Microsoft unified Copilot leadership; presented seven MAI models at Build.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014.
- Co-founded Inflection AI and helped launch the conversational assistant Pi.
- Co-authored The Coming Wave with Michael Bhaskar in 2023.
- Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2019.
- Named to the TIME100 AI list in 2023 and 2024.
- Serves on The Economist Group board and is a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Microsoft AI published a draft Humanist AI Code of Conduct for public consultation.
- **2026-06** — Suleyman presented seven MAI models at Microsoft Build in San Francisco.
- **2026-03** — Microsoft unified Copilot leadership while Suleyman focused on frontier model development.

## Links

- Website: https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-suleyman/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mustafasuleyman
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Last updated: 2026-09-29