PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, United States

Recursion

Includes Valence Labs.

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
4
Full moves in and out
2 in, 5 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 4 people shaping AI have worked at Recursion, including 2 (50%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. Its tracked sub-organization is Valence Labs (1 ever, 1 now). Among 3,344 companies, Recursion is tied for 155th by all-time people and tied for 93rd by current headcount. Science, health and biology leads 2 areas of expertise (3 of 4 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2013 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 5 out.

From 2023 to 2026, 2 people left and 1 joined, a net loss of 1.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (3 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left Recursion from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Francesco Di GiovanniJoinedUniversity of OxfordFull move
2026Chris GibsonLeftPacific BiosciencesFull move
2026Emmanuel BengioLeftMilaFull move

Compared with peer companies, Recursion ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 93rd of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 155th); 2 of its 4 all-time people (50%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 4 of the 4 people who have worked at Recursion (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Recursion to 12 peer institutions.

No single organization shares more than 1 person with Recursion across 12 organizations (4 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at Recursion also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 12 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Recursion. 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
BioHive1
Boston Consulting Group1
BOXBOX1
Dimension1
Johnson & Johnson1

People here now

The 2 people with a current role at Recursion include 1 lab leader and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization.

People with former affiliations

We record 2 people who formerly worked at Recursion. 2 of the 2 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 2,259 career citations (h-index 17).

Posts that include Recursion

Recursion 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.