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Caitlin Kalinowski

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Director at Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Caitlin Kalinowski is a product executive specializing in ambitious hardware and physical AI. Her career spans leadership roles at Apple, Meta, and OpenAI, where she has been instrumental in developing iconic products like the Mac Pro and Oculus VR headsets. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University and serves on the boards of Axon and the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco.

Outside of her technical work, Caitlin is a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. She is a multi-year honoree of the "Queer 50" list, which recognizes influential LGBTQ leaders, and is passionate about contemporary art, as evidenced by her board role at the ICA SF.

Unique fact: Caitlin holds a patent for the internal architecture of the iconic cylindrical Mac Pro, a testament to her foundational work in consumer hardware design.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Physical AI
Her professional focus is on building product and execution systems behind ambitious hardware and physical AI, including her recent work in robotics at OpenAI.
Hardware Development
She has a two-decade career leading hardware projects, from Apple's MacBooks and Mac Pro to Meta's AR/VR headsets like Oculus Rift and Quest.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Director
Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
11-2024 - 3-2026
Member of Technical Staff
OpenAI
3-2022 - 7-2024
Head of AR Glasses Hardware
Meta
1-2022
Startup Advisor
Multiple
8-2019
Independent Director - Board of Directors
Axon
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Education
Bachelor of Science
Stanford University
Directors' Consortium 2019
Stanford University
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