Company, United States
Mercor
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 3
- Full moves in and out
- 3 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Mercor, and all 3 hold current roles here. Among 3,344 companies, the group is tied for 56th on current people and tied for 204th on all-time people. Language and speech leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 2 of the 3 people here now (67%). Dated work records span from 2023 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and none out.
A summary of current people at Mercor. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research2
- Builders1
Current affiliations
- Mercor3
Top profile topics
- language models2
- agentic ai1
- ai evaluation1
- ai hiring1
- ai safety1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 3 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 | 2 |
| Role | Builders | 1 |
| Current affiliation | Mercor | 3 |
| Profile topic | language models | 2 |
| Profile topic | agentic ai | 1 |
| Profile topic | ai evaluation | 1 |
| Profile topic | ai hiring | 1 |
| Profile topic | ai safety | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 3 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 3 (3 in vs. 0 out): arrivals came 1 from a university (33%), 1 from a company (33%) and 1 from labs, nonprofits or government.
A list of people who joined or left Mercor from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.
Joined
- Bertie Vidgen 2026 · from University of Oxford · Full move
- Edward J. Hu 2026 · from Mila · Full move
- Brendan Foody 2023 · from Seros · Full move
Left
No recorded moves.
Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Person | Direction | Other organization | Move type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bertie Vidgen | Joined | University of Oxford | Full move |
| 2026 | Edward J. Hu | Joined | Mila | Full move |
| 2023 | Brendan Foody | Joined | Seros | Full move |
Compared with peer companies, Mercor ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 56th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 204th); 3 of its 3 all-time people (100%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Mercor (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Mercor to 6 peer institutions.
A table compares Mercor with 8827 organizations and 3344 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
3 people
People ever
3 people
Combined h-index of people now
No confident statistics
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 | 3 | tied for 395th of 8,827 | tied for 56th of 3,344 |
| People ever | 3 | tied for 1,291st of 8,827 | tied for 204th of 3,344 |
| Combined h-index of people now | No confident statistics | Not ranked | Not ranked |
People here now
The 3 people with a current role at Mercor include 2 researchers and 1 builder. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization.
