Born in 1997 in Los Alamos (New Mexico), Alexandr Wang is the co-founder and managing director of SCULE AIa company specializing in structuring, annotation and data evaluation for artificial intelligence models. In less than a decade, he transformed an activity initially focused on data labeling into a strategic tool at the service of tech giants, but also American government institutions.
An early course, turned towards infrastructure
Trained very young in programming and scientific competitions (Math Olympiad, USACO, US Physics Team), Wang quickly joins the Silicon Valley ecosystem. He worked as soon as his adolescence was worked with Quora, then at Addepar and Hudson River Trading. He left it before the end of his first year to co-found Scale AI in 2016.
The company experienced hypercroissance in 2021, it was valued at $ 7.3 billion. In 2024, its income reached $ 870 million, with a 2 billion projection for 2025. SCALE AI became a reference partner for OPENAI, Microsoft, META, but also for the American Department of Defense. Society is notably responsible for testing the robustness of major language models in critical, civil and military scenarios.
As a growing positioning in technological governance issues
Since 2023, Alexandr Wang has been intervening more and more in the public debate on the regulation and strategic use of the AI. He is auditioned by the Congress, participates in the World Economic Forum, and talks with several international leaders (United Kingdom, India, France, United States) to discuss the challenges of cooperation around advanced AI systems.
He defends a line based on performance and sovereignty, as evidenced by the introduction in 2024 of a recruitment policy based on the criteria of Merit, Excellence and Intelligence (MEI)presented as an alternative to the traditional framework of diversity and inclusion (DEI).
A company at the crossroads of civil and strategic
With extended contracts in the private and public fields, Scale AI today occupies an intermediate position between commercial tech and critical infrastructure. This double exhibition Place Wang in an increasingly strategic role, as IA technologies become a subject of national security and international competitiveness.
In April 2025, Forbes considers his fortune to $ 3.6 billion. He also sits on the board of directors of the Expedia group since 2023.
