University of Wisconsin-Madison
Aravind SrinivasCo-founder and CEO · PerplexityResearcher↗Both at Perplexity
Founder · Executive · Researcher
Andy Konwinski
PerplexityCo-founder
Laude InstituteFounder
Laude VenturesCo-founder
🇺🇸 AmericanBorn 1983
Konwinski helped create Apache Mesos and Apache Spark, technologies that made it easier to share computing power and process enormous datasets. He has since supported open AI research, including new tests that measure whether coding agents can solve real software problems.
Career & education
Current rolesPerplexity2022-presentCo-founderLaude Institute2025-presentFounderLaude Ventures2024-presentCo-founder
Perplexity2022-presentLaude Institute2025-presentLaude Ventures2024-presentPreviously
Databricks2013-2022Co-founder
UC BerkeleyUntil 2012Researcher
Databricks2013-2022UC BerkeleyUntil 2012Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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