Researcher · Founder
Leopold Aschenbrenner
Situational AwarenessFounder and CIO
Aschenbrenner is a former member of OpenAI's superalignment team who, after leaving in 2024, published Situational Awareness, a widely read essay arguing that AGI could arrive before 2030 and reshape national security. He then founded Situational Awareness LP, an investment firm built around that thesis.
Career & education
Current role
Situational Awareness2024-present
Founder and CIOPreviously
OpenAI2023-2024Researcher, Superalignment
OpenAI2023-2024Education
Columbia UniversityWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations838As of Oct 25, '26
citations+167Since last snapshot, Jun 15, '26
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