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Jason Taylor

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CVP, Deputy CTO, AI Infrastructure at Microsoft
📍 Menlo Park, California, United States

Jason Taylor is the CVP and Deputy CTO for AI Infrastructure at Microsoft, focused on AI supercomputing efforts. He previously served as VP of Infrastructure at Meta for over 13 years, managing AI, data, and hardware engineering. Jason holds a PhD from MIT and a BE from Vanderbilt University.

As an investor at Intrepid Ventures, Jason focuses on "Deep Tech" including fascinating science and technology with the potential to change the world. His investment areas span Energy, Aerospace, QC, AI/ML, and Synthetic Biology, reflecting a deep personal interest in foundational technological advancements.

He once managed the delivery and optimization of a $120 billion five-year infrastructure capital spend at Meta.

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Current Role
CVP, Deputy CTO, AI Infrastructure
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
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AI Supercomputing
He currently leads Microsoft's AI supercomputing efforts and is responsible for scaling the compute backbone for Azure’s AI and Copilot workloads.
Open Source Hardware
Served as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Open Compute Project Foundation, which champions open-source collaboration for data center hardware.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
CVP, Deputy CTO, AI Infrastructure
Microsoft
8-2022
Investor
Intrepid Ventures
9-2015 - 12-2017
Chair of the Board of Directors
Open Compute Project Foundation
2-2009 - 9-2022
Vice President of Infrastructure
Meta
9-2006 - 1-2009
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Microsoft hires former Meta exec to bolster AI supercomputing team. Featured in The Verge
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Former Meta executive Jason Taylor joins Microsoft's data center team. Featured in Data Center Dynamics
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Education
2000 - 2006
PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1995 - 1999
BE
Vanderbilt University
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