OpenAI Expands COO’s Role as Altman Focuses on Research and Products
Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer of OpenAI.
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OpenAI is expanding the role of its chief operating officer and elevating two executives to the C-suite as Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman shifts more of his focus to the technical side.
The San Francisco-based company is set to announce Monday that COO Brad Lightcap will take on greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business, including overseeing international expansion and corporate partnerships with firms such as Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. Mark Chen and Julia Villagra have also been promoted to chief research officer and chief people officer, respectively.