Founder · Executive · Researcher

Jeffrey Quesnelle

Quesnelle co-founded Nous Research^[1], an open-model lab behind the Hermes models and experiments in distributed training.^[2] Its DiStrO and Psyche projects explore whether geographically dispersed computers can train large models together efficiently.^[3]

Career & education

Current role

Nous ResearchJul 2023-present

Co-founder and CTO

Education

Oakland University

University of Michigan

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

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References

Jeffrey Quesnelle — GitHub biographygithub.com
First-person profile explicitly identifies cofounder/CTO role.
Hermes 4 Technical Reportarxiv.org
Nous-authored report credits Quesnelle and releases Hermes model weights publicly; distributed training verified separately.
Nous Research — Psyche Network Architecturenousresearch.com
Official technical account explains DeMo/DisTrO and worldwide heterogeneous hardware coordination for model training.

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