personnel
Paul Nakasone — Independent Director at OpenAI Foundation
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | M4hBEqmCVu |
| Source URL | openai.com/our-structure/ |
| Parent | OpenAI Foundation |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 8, 2026, 11:42 AM |
| Updated | Apr 8, 2026, 11:42 AM |
| Synced | Apr 8, 2026, 11:42 AM |
Record Data
id | M4hBEqmCVu |
personId | Paul Nakasone(person) |
organizationId | OpenAI Foundation(organization) |
personEntityId | Paul Nakasone(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | OpenAI Foundation(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Independent Director |
roleType | board |
startDate | 2025 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | No |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | openai.com/our-structure/ |
notes | Retired General, former NSA Director and US Cyber Command Commander. Independent director on the OpenAI Foundation board. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source text explicitly states: 'OpenAI Foundation is governed by its board of directors, which is comprised of independent directors Bret Taylor (Chair), Adam D'Angelo, Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Dr. Zico Kolter, Retired U.S. Army General Paul M. Nakasone, Adebayo Ogunlesi, and Nicole Seligman—as well as CEO Sam Altman.' This confirms all key fields: person (Paul Nakasone), org (OpenAI Foundation), role (Independent Director), and startDate (2025, specifically October 28, 2025 per the announcement date).
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