Rohit Prasad
CEO, Boston Dynamics (from Oct 7, 2026) · as of 2026-10-07 · source
Helped build Amazon's Alexa and led Amazon's AGI and Nova foundation-model effort; became CEO of Hyundai-controlled Boston Dynamics in October 2026 to drive its 'Physical AI' strategy.
Spent nearly 14 years at Raytheon BBN Technologies leading machine-learning research for U.S. government and commercial use. He then spent 12 years at Amazon, where he helped build Alexa from its earliest days. Later, as SVP and Head Scientist for Alexa and Artificial General Intelligence, he led the Amazon Nova foundation models (Boston Dynamics release). He has been based in the Boston area for over 25 years.
The X account @RohitPrasadAI (profile name "Rohit Prasad", Boston, links nova.amazon.com) still showed his Amazon title on
2026-10-07. Not the same person as the Rohit Prasad (GitHub rohitprasad15, "Ex-Google", Palo Alto) who is the top
contributor to Andrew Ng's open-source OpenWorker agent (July 2026). Some web profiles merge the two.
Role changes
- 2026-10-07 Became CEO of Boston Dynamics (announced Oct 6, 2026); expected to join its board, subject to approval source
- 2025-12 Left Amazon at the end of 2025 after 12 years (announced by Andy Jassy on Dec 17, 2025); the AGI unit moved into a new organization under Peter DeSantis source
News mentioning Rohit Prasad (1)
- Boston Dynamics names former Amazon Alexa and AGI chief Rohit Prasad CEO ★★★
On Oct 6, 2026 Hyundai-controlled Boston Dynamics named Rohit Prasad CEO, effective Oct 7. Prasad was Amazon's SVP and head scientist for Alexa and AGI, led its Nova foundation models and left Amazon at the end of 2025. He is the company's third CEO. He takes over from CFO Amanda McMaster, interim…
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