Leon Maksin

Let's talk about Leon - the quiet powerhouse who casually drops "built rockets" next to "playing card games" in his bio like they're equally casual hobbies. Currently at OpenAI doing the heavy lifting on their most critical projects, but frames it with the modesty of someone describing their weekend side project. This is someone who founded a non-profit aerospace organization while still in high school, scaled it across nine schools, and then just tucked that achievement into his resume like it was just another extracurricular. The delicious irony? He's now at the forefront of AI safety at OpenAI, yet maintains such a low profile you'd think he was running a local book club. The real flex isn't in what he broadcasts - it's in what he doesn't. While others are building personal brands, Leon's building safeguards for some of the most powerful AI systems in existence. That's the kind of understated excellence that speaks volumes without saying a word.