PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, United States

Autodesk

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
5
Citations of current people
45,332
Median h-index of current people
60
Full moves in and out
2 in, 3 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 2 of the 2 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 5 people shaping AI have worked at Autodesk, including 2 (40%) here now and 3 with former affiliations. Among 3,344 companies, Autodesk is tied for 126th by all-time people and tied for 93rd by current headcount. Researchers make up 2 of the 2 current people. Dated work records span from 1997 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 3 out. The 2 current people with confident OpenAlex records have 45,332 combined citations and a median h-index of 60, led by J. Nathan Kutz (38,437 citations).

No single organization shares more than 1 person with Autodesk across 21 organizations (5 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at Autodesk also worked at any time in their careers (5 people across 21 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Autodesk. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Apple1
BioGraphic Technologies1
Braintree1
Carnegie Mellon University1
Cesar Pelli & Associates1

People here now

Both people with a current role at Autodesk are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 2 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside Autodesk.

People with former affiliations

We record 3 people who formerly worked at Autodesk. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization (QARL AI, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Yale University). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 15,722 (median h-index 35.5).

Posts that include Autodesk

Autodesk appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.