Michele Catasta is the President of Replit, where he drives innovation in AI-powered coding environments. Previously serving as VP of AI a Replit, Michele brings extensive expertise in applying artificial intelligence to code generation. Before joining Replit, he held leadership positions at Google Labs and X (the moonshot factory), focusing on AI applications for source code and large language models. Michele completed his PhD in Computer Science at EPFL and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University. Beyond his corporate role, he advises AI initiatives at investment firms like Coatue and serves as an educator, recently co-teaching a course on "vibe coding" with Andrew Ng at DeepLearning.AI.
