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OpenAI

Frontier AI Lab
Founded Dec 2015 (10 years old)HQ: San Franciscoopenai.com ↗

Also known as: OpenAI Inc, OpenAI LP, OpenAI Global LLC

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People37Timeline8Divisions3
Business
Funding Rounds13Grants Received1Market Data50Products & Models14
Policy & Governance
Policy Positions7Scorecards5
Output & Research
Publications19Announcements74
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People

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NameRoleTenure
Greg BrockmanFounderCo-founder & PresidentDec 2015 – presentNeeds attention
Sam AltmanFounderCo-founder & CEODec 2015 – presentVerified
Wojciech ZarembaFounderCo-founder, Head of CodexDec 2015 – presentNeeds attention
Alec RadfordResearch Scientist2016 – presentFailed source check
Barret ZophVP of Research2022 – presentFailed source check
Benjamin Weinstein-RaunHead of Business Operations & Strategy2016 – presentFailed source check
Brad LightcapCOO2018 – presentFailed source check
Collin BurnsResearcher2024 – presentFailed source check
Gretchen KruegerPolicy Researcher2019 – presentFailed source check
Jade LeungHead of Policy2022 – presentFailed source check
Jason WeiResearcher2023 – presentFailed source check
Lilian WengVP of Research2018 – presentNeeds attention
Lukasz KaiserResearcher2021 – presentFailed source check
Richard NgoResearcher, Governance2023 – presentFailed source check
Ryan GreenblattAlignment Researcher2023 – presentFailed source check
Sandhini AgarwalPolicy Researcher2020 – presentFailed source check
Elon MuskFounderCo-founder & Co-ChairmanDec 2015 – Feb 2018Failed source check
Ilya SutskeverFounderCo-founder & Chief ScientistDec 2015 – Jun 2024Needs attention
John SchulmanFounderCo-founder, Head of AlignmentDec 2015 – Aug 2024Needs attention
Andrej KarpathyFounding Member, Research ScientistDec 2015 – Jun 2017Verified
Bob McGrewVP of Research2018 – Sep 2024Failed source check
Catherine OlssonResearcher2018 – Jan 2021Failed source check
Chris OlahResearcher2018 – Jan 2021Needs attention
Dario AmodeiVP of Research2016 – Jan 2021Needs attention
Helen TonerBoardBoard Member2021 – Nov 2023
Jack ClarkPolicy Director2016 – Jan 2021Failed source check
Jacob HiltonResearcher, Alignment2021 – 2024Failed source check
Jan LeikeHead of Alignment / Superalignment Co-leadJan 2021 – May 2024Failed source check
Jared KaplanResearcher2019 – Jan 2021Failed source check
Leopold AschenbrennerResearcher, Superalignment Team2023 – Apr 2024Needs attention
Miles BrundageHead of Policy Research2018 – 2024Failed source check
Mira MuratiCTO2018 – Oct 2024Verified
Paul ChristianoResearcherJan 2017 – Oct 2021Needs attention
Rosie CampbellHead of Safety Policy2021 – 2024Failed source check
Sam McCandlishResearcher2017 – Jan 2021Failed source check
Tom BrownResearcher2019 – Jan 2021Failed source check
Tom HenighanResearcher2018 – Jan 2021Failed source check