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Vice President, Business Development
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Will Smith is Vice President of Business Development at Lila Sciences, where he builds and scales the company's external partnerships and customer pipeline, translating Lila's technical capabilities into collaboration and real-world impact.
Prior to LILA, Will was a Partner at McChrystal Group, a global organizational performance consulting firm. He began his career as an officer in the United States Army.
Will holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.
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9/10/2026
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What’s a Science Startup Doing with an Open-Endedness Team?
Open-ended search is core infrastructure for scientific superintelligence, according to AI researcher Ken Stanley. This profile of Stanley's open-endedness team at Lila Sciences explores why that approach is central to autonomous science.
9/8/2026
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Ben Kompa, LILA's Head of AI-Lab Innovation, named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
Ben Kompa, Head of AI-Lab Innovation, has been named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35. Ben's work sits at the intersection of AI and automated experimentation, exactly the kind of bridge-building this recognition is meant to celebrate.
