Rodrigo Liang

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SambaNova

Rodrigo Liang is the CEO and co-founder of SambaNova, a company that has revolutionized the AI landscape since its inception in 2017. With a bold mission to democratize access to AI in the enterprise, SambaNova has successfully bridged the gap between cutting-edge technology and accessibility, empowering companies of every size to harness the power of AI with its comprehensive full-stack offering. This groundbreaking approach, which includes the world's most efficient chips, systems, and software, is a direct result of the pioneering work done by Liang and his co-founders and Stanford professors, Kunle Olukotun and Chris Ré, at the esteemed Stanford AI Lab.

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in Brazil, Liang's diverse cultural background has been a driving force behind SambaNova's innovative spirit and its name, which in Portuguese translates to "New Dance," symbolizing the company's commitment to innovation and disruption in the AI space.

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