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Sam Altman

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Structured Facts
Database Records
Net Worth
$3.3B
as of Mar 2026
Birth Year
1985

All Facts

Background7General1

Background

Birth Year1985—view →
EducationStudied computer science at Stanford University for two years; dropped out in 2005—view →
GitHubhttps://github.com/sama—view →
Net Worth$3.3BMar 2026view →
Notable ForCEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator; central figure in the commercialization of large language models—view →
Social Media@sama—view →
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman—view →

General

Websitehttps://blog.samaltman.com—2 pts▶
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—https://blog.samaltman.com/view →

Career History

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OrganizationTitleStartEndSourceNotesSource check
Y CombinatorPresident20142019en.wikipedia.orgSucceeded Paul Graham as YC president; expanded YC significantlyNot checked
OpenAICo-founder & CEO2015-12—en.wikipedia.orgCo-founded OpenAI; became CEO in 2019; briefly removed by board in Nov 2023, reinstated days laterNot checked
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