# Andrew Ambrosino Founder, design engineer, and product leader based in San Francisco. ## About I'm a multidisciplinary technologist who builds products at the intersection of design, engineering, and business. I've founded companies, led teams, and shipped products used by millions. My work spans fintech, insurtech, and enterprise software. ## Current Role **Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI** (2025–Present) Leading the Codex app. ## Recent Lenny's Podcast Context Andrew appeared on Lenny's Podcast in the June 28, 2026 episode "OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work | Andrew Ambrosino." Source: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/openai-codex-lead-on-the-new-shape Key points from the episode: - Andrew appeared as the OpenAI product and engineering lead for the Codex app, with a background spanning engineering, design, product management, and founding companies. - Codex is used broadly inside OpenAI, including by people who are not engineers. - Andrew described AI as making implementation cheaper, which shifts product work from document-heavy alignment toward building, testing, and curating working artifacts. - The episode frames taste as a professional skill that matters more when teams can generate many possible implementations quickly. - Andrew does not describe roles as obsolete; he distinguishes collapsing responsibilities from eliminating roles and discusses a "zone defense" model for product work at OpenAI. - The future vision discussed is Codex as a home base for starting, ending, and automating work across ChatGPT, Codex, browser/computer use, connectors, and existing tools. ## Site Technical Details This is a modern Next.js 15 application built with React 19, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS 4. The site uses: - **Framework**: Next.js 15 with App Router and Turbopack - **Runtime**: React 19 - **Language**: TypeScript with strict mode - **Styling**: Tailwind CSS 4 with custom CSS variables - **UI Components**: Radix UI with shadcn/ui components - **Animations**: Motion (Framer Motion) with custom AnimateIn component - **Content**: MDX with custom components for rich content - **Theme**: next-themes for dark/light mode switching - **Icons**: Tabler Icons - **Typography**: Custom Soehne font family with multiple weights - **Package Manager**: pnpm ## Site Navigation - **Homepage**: / - **Work - Catch**: /work/catch - **Work - Noyo**: /work/noyo - **Resume**: /resume.pdf ## Professional History ### OpenAI (2025–Present) Member of Technical Staff Leads the Codex app. Initially worked on applied AI developer tooling at OpenAI before moving to Codex; that was separate from the current Codex role. ### Noyo (2023–2025) Head of Product (2025), Head of Frontend & Design (2023–2025) Key achievements: - Led development of BenefitsOS, AI Canvas, Dynamic Mapping, and other core features - Doubled customer base and grew policies 50% year-over-year - Built new customer-facing web application and unified API architecture - Created AI team leveraging generative AI for product features - Designed new company website and API documentation ### Catch (2016–2023) Founder & CTO/CPO | Y Combinator W19 Founded and sold the company. Built the only B2C platform with integrated banking, investing, and health insurance capabilities. Our design patterns and features were later adopted by Gusto, Square, Cash App, Wealthfront, and others. Key contributions: - Led product, engineering, and design teams - Built platform supporting banking (via Unit, Bond, BBVA), investing (Goldman Sachs), and health insurance (CMS EDE) - Developed features including Autopilot, Tax Withholding, Tax Payments, Retirement accounts (IRA, Roth, SEP), and Health Insurance enrollment - Maintained regulatory compliance across SEC/FINRA (Series 65), state insurance licenses, and banking regulations - Built cross-platform apps (React, React Native) with unified codebase for web, iOS, and Android ### MITRE (2011–2015) Senior Design Engineer Worked on classified projects in national security and defense technology. ### Upthere (2014) Product Design | Kleiner Perkins Design Fellow Designed consumer cloud storage products at KPCB portfolio company. ### Microsoft (2013) Software Engineer Intern Worked on developer tools and platforms. ## Technical Expertise - **Product**: Strategy, roadmapping, user research, data analysis, growth - **Design**: User experience, interface design, design systems, brand - **Engineering**: Full-stack development, React/TypeScript, GraphQL, infrastructure - **Leadership**: Team building, hiring, cross-functional collaboration - **Operations**: Regulatory compliance, financial services, healthcare ## Professional Licenses & Certifications - Series 65 (Investment Adviser Representative) - CRD #6984304 (2019-2023) - Licensed Insurance Agent - NPN #18946575 (2018-2023) - SEC/FINRA registered through Catch Capital Management, LLC ## Media Mentions - **Lenny's Podcast**: "OpenAI Codex lead on the new shape of product work" (2026) - **VentureBeat**: "OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app" (2026) - **TechCrunch Series A**: "Catch takes hold of $12M to provide benefits that aren't tied to employers" (2021) - **TechCrunch Seed**: "Gig workers need health & benefits — Catch is their safety net" (2019) - **Medium**: "macOS: It's time to take the next step" - Early concept work (2016) ## External Links - **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajambrosino/ - **GitHub**: https://github.com/aa-io - **Twitter/X**: https://x.com/ajambrosino - **Dribbble**: https://dribbble.com/aa-io - **Custom GPT**: https://gpt.ambrosino.io ## Contact For professional inquiries, please reach out via LinkedIn or Twitter. --- This is Andrew Ambrosino's personal portfolio website showcasing his work in product, design, and engineering. The site features detailed case studies of his work at Catch and Noyo, along with his professional background and achievements. Built with modern web technologies for optimal performance and user experience.