Suren Samarchyan

CEO @ 1B happier, xVP Reddit, Stanford grad

San Francisco, California, United States

About

CEO of a startup aiming to make 1 billion people happier, former VP of Engineering at Reddit, PhD in Mathematics, Stanford graduate, and former CEO of an AI research lab

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Stealth Startup
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Leading a small world-class engineering team with a bold mission: to make a billion people happier.

  • VP of Engineering at Reddit, Inc.
    Apr 2018 - Jun 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Founded and led RedditX, a high-performance engineering team committed to driving innovation and developing cutting-edge products.

  • Cofounder and CEO at KeyIdeas
    Aug 2013 - May 2018 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Built and managed an AI research lab aiming to streamline complex problem solving.

  • VP of Engineering and Product Management at Innova Systems
    Jul 2008 - Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Built a 200 engineer/PM organization from the ground up.

  • Sr. Software Engineer/Tech lead at CQG
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo