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Jacob Trefethen — Head of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases at OpenAI Foundation

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Source ID8tgLOEPujV
Source URLopenaifoundation.org/news/update-on-the-openai-foundation
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CreatedApr 8, 2026, 11:42 AM
UpdatedApr 8, 2026, 11:42 AM
SyncedApr 8, 2026, 11:42 AM

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personIdJacob Trefethen(person)
organizationIdOpenAI Foundation(organization)
personEntityIdJacob Trefethen(person)
personDisplayName
orgEntityIdOpenAI Foundation(organization)
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roleHead of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases
roleTypekey-person
startDate2026
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isFounderNo
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sourceopenaifoundation.org/news/update-on-the-openai-foundation
notesFrom Coefficient Giving, where he oversaw $500M+ in health and science grantmaking. Announced March 24, 2026.

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confirmed99% confidence

Last checked: 4/11/2026

The source text explicitly confirms all key fields of the record: (1) person name 'Jacob Trefethen' is correct, (2) organization 'OpenAI Foundation' is correct, (3) role 'Head of Life Sciences and Curing Diseases' is exactly as stated in the source, and (4) the startDate of 2026 is confirmed by the document date of March 24, 2026, which indicates he was joining at that time. All claims in the record are directly supported by the source text.

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