Jonathan Lachman

Career path.

1. Thinking Machines Lab

   Founding Head of Operations

   Nov 2024 - Present
2. OpenAI

   Head of Special Projects

   May 2023 - Nov 2024
3. Blend

   Co-Head of People Operations

   Jun 2019 - Nov 2019
4. Blend

   Head of Strategic Operations

   May 2018 - Apr 2023
5. Leap Motion (now Ultraleap)

   Chief Operating Officer

   Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
6. The White House

   Associate Director for National Security Programs, Office of Management and Budget

   Jul 2014 - Jan 2017
7. United States Department of Defense

   Acting Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work

   Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
8. United States Department of Defense

   Acting Chief of Staff to Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox

   Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
9. United States Department of Defense

   Special Assistant to Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

   Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
10. United States Department of Defense

    Special Assistant to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Ash Carter

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
11. United States Institute of Peace

    Expert Working Group Assistant to Ash Carter & Jim Miller, National Security Strategy & Policies

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
12. PFM

    Consultant, Strategic Consulting Group

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
13. Harvard's Belfer Center

    Research Assistant to Dr. Ash Carter, Preventive Defense Projext

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007