Brad Lightcap, Chief Operating Officer at OpenAI, attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 20, 2023.
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OpenAI said on Monday that Brad Lightcap, the company’s chief operating officer, is expanding his role to oversee “business and day-to-day operations.”
Lightcap, who joined the company in 2018 and previously worked with CEO Sam Altman at Y Combinator, is leading “global deployment,” focusing on strategy, partnerships and infrastructure, OpenAI said in a blog post.
Mark Chen, a six-year veteran of the company is taking on the expanded role of chief research officer, OpenAI said, though Chen’s LinkedIn profile indicates he’s had the job since January. The post also said that Julia Villagra is now chief people officer, a job her LinkedIn profile says she’s had since June 2024.
