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David Lau

Building artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity. Previously head of vehicle software at Tesla.

United States

Career path.

  1. OpenAI

    VP Engineering

    Jan 2025 - Present
  2. Tesla

    VP Software Engineering

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2025
  3. Tesla

    Senior Director of Firmware, Platforms, and Diagnostics

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
  4. Tesla

    Director, Firmware Engineering and System Integration

    Feb 2014 - Nov 2015
  5. Tesla

    Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering

    Oct 2012 - Feb 2014
  6. Altera

    Manager, Embedded Processor Engineering

    Jan 2010 - Oct 2012
  7. Altera

    Supervisor, Embedded IP & Software Engineering

    Mar 2008 - Dec 2009
  8. Altera

    Advanced Design Engineer

    Aug 2004 - Mar 2008