personnel
Brad Lightcap — COO at OpenAI
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | Sjv9PK241z |
| Source URL | openai.com/ |
| Parent | OpenAI |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 24, 2026, 8:45 PM |
| Updated | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
| Synced | Mar 25, 2026, 4:02 AM |
Record Data
id | Sjv9PK241z |
personId | Brad Lightcap(person) |
organizationId | OpenAI(organization) |
personEntityId | Brad Lightcap(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | OpenAI(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | COO |
roleType | career |
startDate | 2018 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | No |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | openai.com/ |
notes | COO of OpenAI; manages business operations; previously at Y Combinator |
Source Check Verdicts
unverifiable95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The source is a Wayback Machine capture of OpenAI's public website homepage. While it confirms the organization (OpenAI) exists, it contains no information about Brad Lightcap, his role as COO, or his start date. Personnel details are typically not listed on a company's public homepage. The source does not address any of the specific claims about the person, role, or start date, making this unverifiable rather than contradicted.
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Source ID: Sjv9PK241z