David Ha is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sakana AI. He previously worked as a Research Scientist at Google, leading the Google Brain Research team in Japan. His research interests include complex self-organizing systems and the self-advancement of artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Google, he was a derivatives trader, serving as Managing Director and head of interest rates trading at Goldman Sachs in Japan. He obtained his undergraduate degree in engineering science from the University of Toronto, and a PhD from the University of Tokyo.