Company, United States
Cartesia
Statistics
- People here now
- 4
- People ever
- 4
- Citations of current people
- 2,939
- Median h-index of current people
- 20
- Full moves in and out
- 2 in, 0 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 1 of the 4 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 4 people shaping AI have worked at Cartesia, and all 4 hold current roles here. Among 3,344 companies, the group is tied for 40th on current people and tied for 155th on all-time people. Researchers make up 3 of the 4 current people. In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount stood at 3 people in 2024–2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and none out, led by arrivals from Carnegie Mellon University (2).
A summary of current people at Cartesia. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research3
- Builders1
Current affiliations
- Cartesia4
Top profile topics
- efficient training2
- language models2
- sequence modeling2
- state space models2
- machine learning systems1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 4 people now.
No birth countries are recorded.
Median birth year
No known birth years
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Research | 3 |
| Role | Builders | 1 |
| Current affiliation | Cartesia | 4 |
| Profile topic | efficient training | 2 |
| Profile topic | language models | 2 |
| Profile topic | sequence modeling | 2 |
| Profile topic | state space models | 2 |
| Profile topic | machine learning systems | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 4 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
The annual headcount series runs through 2025 (3 active work stints); the 4 people here now also include 1 whose current role has no recorded start year. Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 2 (2 in vs. 0 out): arrivals came 2 from universities (100%).
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Cartesia from 2024 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
Compared with peer companies, Cartesia ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 40th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 155th); 4 of its 4 all-time people (100%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 4 people who have worked at Cartesia (75%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Cartesia to 6 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Albert Gu) has 2,939 citations and an h-index of 20 (tied for 352nd among 511 counted companies).
A table compares Cartesia with 8827 organizations and 3344 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
4 people
People ever
4 people
Combined h-index of people now
20 across 1 person
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 4 | tied for 318th of 8,827 | tied for 40th of 3,344 |
| People ever | 4 | tied for 1,053rd of 8,827 | tied for 155th of 3,344 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 20 (1 person) | tied for 1,473rd of 1,834 | tied for 352nd of 511 |
People here now
The 4 people with a current role at Cartesia include 3 researchers and 1 builder. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 4 held a work role at another organization, most often at Stanford University (2). Outside degrees among current people come most often from Stanford University (4). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Cartesia.
