Sam Altman
Also known as sama
CEO of OpenAI; OpenAI co-founder and former president of Y Combinator.
At a glance
Roles
OpenAI (CEO) and OpenAI Foundation (board)
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Greg Brockman and Jack Altman
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- Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, which he co-founded in 2015.
- He dropped out of Stanford and co-founded Loopt, sold to Green Dot in 2012.
- He was president of Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019.
- OpenAI's board removed him on 17 November 2023 and reinstated him four days later.
- He also co-founded Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin.
Why it matters
- For anyone following AI: he runs OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, and his posts and interviews set much of the public debate about where the technology goes.
Key facts
- Current role
- CEO, OpenAI1
- Born
- 22 April 1985, Chicago, Illinois1
- Education
- Studied computer science at Stanford for two years; left in 2005 without a degree1
- Loopt
- Co-founded in 2005; sold to Green Dot in March 2012 for $43.4 million1
- Y Combinator
- Partner from 2011; president from February 2014 to March 2019, succeeding Paul Graham1
- OpenAI
- Co-founded in 2015; CEO since 2019. Removed by the board on 17 November 2023, reinstated on 21 November 20231
- Tools for Humanity (Worldcoin)
- Co-founded in 2019 with Alex Blania1
- Oklo
- Chairman from the May 2024 merger with AltC until April 20251
- CEO for eight days in 2014; board member until 20221
- Net worth
- About $2 billion, mostly from venture funds and excluding OpenAI (Bloomberg, March 2024)1
Roles
Leads
- OpenAIOrganization
CEO; removed 17 Nov 2023, back days later · since 2019 source on OpenAI
On the board of
- OpenAI FoundationOrganization
CEO of OpenAI source on OpenAI Foundation
Connections
Related
- Greg BrockmanPersonco-founded OpenAI together in 2015
- Jack Altmanbrother; co-founded Hydrazine Capital together in 2012
Links
Sources
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