Michael Intrator
Also known as Mike Intrator
Michael Intrator co-founded and has led CoreWeave since 2017, taking an AI cloud startup to public markets. Before that, he managed environmental-market investments at Natsource and co-founded natural gas hedge fund Hudson Ridge. In March 2025, CoreWeave agreed to supply OpenAI with compute for model training and went public. His January 2026 writing described AI’s next phase as making it usable and productive across industries; he also appeared on TIME’s 2026 TIME100 AI list.
- Now at
- CoreWeave
Timeline
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1992–1995
A policy education
He earned an M.P.A. in Public Finance at Columbia SIPA and holds a B.A. from Binghamton University.
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1998–2014
Managing environmental markets
At Natsource Asset Management, he served in increasingly responsible roles, including Principal Portfolio Manager, overseeing global environmental-market investments.
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2013–2018
Leading a natural gas fund
He co-founded and led Hudson Ridge Asset Management, a natural gas hedge fund.
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Since 2017
Building an AI cloud
He co-founded CoreWeave and has led it since 2017, taking the company from startup to public markets at the center of AI adoption.
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March 2025
Supplying OpenAI’s compute
CoreWeave agreed to provide OpenAI with dedicated compute capacity for model training and services.
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March 2025
Taking CoreWeave public
CoreWeave shares began trading after its IPO, making it the year’s first tech listing.
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January 2026
Making AI productive
He describes AI’s next phase as making it usable and productive across entire industries.
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August 2026
Joining TIME’s AI list
He appears on the 2026 TIME100 AI list as CoreWeave’s co-founder and CEO.
Sources and credits
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