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Founder · Engineer

Ross Nordeen

Anthropic

Nordeen co-founded xAI and helped build its compute infrastructure before joining Anthropic in May 2026.[1] In announcing the move, he said he would focus on compute after xAI rapidly brought a large amount of capacity online.[2]

Career & education

Current role
May 2026-present
Previously
2023-May 2026
Cofounder

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

References

  1. The SpaceXAI Exodustheinformation.com

    The Information identifies Nordeen as an xAI co-founder who worked on infrastructure and reports his move to Anthropic.

  2. Ross Nordeen joins Anthropic to focus on computedatacenterdynamics.com

    Data Center Dynamics quotes Nordeen’s May 2026 announcement and his comments on how quickly xAI added compute capacity.

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Reviewed August 8, 2026 · Checked for accuracy and new information.

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