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Jacob DeWitte

Net worth $1.0B

Nuclear power · United States

Born
Oct 01, 1985
Age
40
Source
Nuclear power
Residence
Mountain View, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education

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Biography

  • DeWitte cofounded Oklo with his wife, Caroline Cochran, in 2013. He is CEO, while Cochran is chief operating officer.
  • DeWitte and Cochran own 16% of the company combined.
  • Oklo went public in 2024 at a valuation of $1 billion, after merging with a Sam Altman-backed special purpose acquisition company.
  • Before starting Oklo, DeWitte graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in nuclear and radiological engineering and from MIT with a master's and PhD in nuclear engineering.
  • Oklo's name comes from the uranium-rich mineral deposits at Oklo, Gabon, known for undergoing self-sustained fission two billion years ago.

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