Adolfo Ibáñez University
Anastasis GermanidisCo-founder and Co-CEO · RunwayResearcher↗Both at Runway
Founder · Executive
Cristóbal Valenzuela
RunwayCo-founder and CEO
🇨🇱 ChileanBorn 1989
Valenzuela is helping make AI a practical tool for filmmakers through Runway’s video generation and editing tools. With a background in art and design, he focuses on technology for visual storytelling. Runway also helped develop Stable Diffusion, which creates images from written prompts.
Career & education
Current roleRunwayDec 2018-presentCo-founder and CEO
RunwayDec 2018-presentPreviously
New York University2018-2019Researcher
New York University2018-2019Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
References
- Madrona — Cristóbal Valenzuela on art and technologymadrona.com
April 6, 2022 first-person interview: Adobe offer after thesis presentation; chose to build independently. Self-reported account.
- TIME100 AI 2023 — Cristóbal Valenzuelatime.com
TIME’s September 7, 2023 profile identifies Valenzuela as a member of its 2023 TIME100 AI list.
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