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Jack Dent

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Co-Founder at Chai Discovery
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Jack Dent is the Co-Founder and President of Chai Discovery, an AI company focused on engineering new medicines. With a background sharpened at Stripe where he led flagship products, he brings crucial product and commercial instincts to the company. Jack is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied Computer Science.

Outside of his direct role, Jacks professional journey is deeply intertwined with his network. He co-founded Chai Discovery with Joshua Meier, whom he met on the first day of a computer science class at Harvard. His career began after cold-emailing Stripe and joining as a teenager.

Interesting fact: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, suggested that Jack and his co-founder start Chai Discovery years before they eventually founded the company.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI Drug Design
Co-founded Chai Discovery to treat biology as an engineering problem, using AI models like Chai-3 to design antibodies and other biologics from scratch for pharmaceutical partners.
Pharma Partnerships
A key part of his role involves securing and managing collaborations with major pharmaceutical companies, including recent high-profile agreements with Novartis, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Co-Founder
Chai Discovery
Eng & Product
Stripe
Software Engineer
Facebook
Software Engineer
The D. E. Shaw Group
Software Engineer
University of Cambridge
In the press

Media appearances

No Priors Ep. 121 – With Chai Discovery Co‑Founders Jack Dent and Joshua Meier. Featured in YouTube
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Is The Era Of AI‑Designed Drugs Actually Here? – EP 50 Josh Meier and Jack Dent. Featured in Core Memory
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Education
Master's degree
Harvard University
Bachelor's degree
Harvard University
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