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The 14 Executives Now Driving Anthropic’s Future After Its Labs Buildout

Mike Krieger, Ami Vora and Rahul Patil take on expanded roles as Anthropic builds Labs and eyes a high-stakes IPO.

Anthropic began restructuring its leadership and organization in early 2026 as it prepares for a potential IPO. The company, which could go public as early as October at a valuation of up to $630 billion, has recently pulled ahead of competitors in revenue. Its annualized run rate (a prediction of annual revenue based on current quarterly performance) surpassed $30 billion in April, more than triple the figure at the end of 2025 and ahead of OpenAI’s reported $25 billion. Headcount has also surged, with roughly 2,300 employees at the end of last year, more than double its size just months earlier. Together, these changes reflect a growing emphasis on both rapid experimentation and commercial scale, while maintaining safety as a core differentiator.

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A key part of this restructuring is the creation of Anthropic Labs in January, a research and development unit focused on incubating experimental products at the frontier of Claude’s capabilities. One of its first major decisions was to withhold public release of its most advanced model, Claude Mythos, due to its ability to identify and exploit software vulnerabilities. Instead, the company is pursuing a limited rollout, known as Project Glasswing, granting access to more than 50 organizations, including Microsoft and Nvidia, to help strengthen cyber defenses.

These structural changes are closely tied to a broader leadership........

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