John Qiao

CTO & Co-Founder at OpenArt AI

San Jose, California, United States

About John Qiao

John Qiao is CTO & Co-Founder at OpenArt AI. Location: San Jose, California, United States.

A product proves the idea. A company proves it wasn’t an accident. OpenArt is where those two sides come together: company strategy, product, engineering, growth, and organizational design. My work has evolved from hands-on building to scaling teams and systems, turning model capability into product value, then building the growth engine and organization around it. The goal remains simple: make visual storytelling accessible to everyone. Before OpenArt: nearly seven years at Google across Area 120, Google Research, and X. Co-founded and led Tangi, a short-form video product that graduated into Google Search, and worked on large language models including LaMDA, speech recognition, and other early-stage technology bets. Before Google: startups across social and education. Along the way: AC Fan, a global Animal Crossing community with 1M+ users and 10K+ five-star App Store ratings. Start with an ambiguous problem, turn it into something people use, then build the systems that make it scale.

Skills

  • Generative AI
  • Product Strategy
  • Leadership

Additional experience

  • Founder

    AC Fan - Animal Crossing Community

    Started May 2020

Education

  • Master of Science (MS), New York University
  • Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Woosuk University