OpenAI CEOs — Full List & Tenure Timeline

OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research organization dedicated to developing artificial general intelligence. Founded on Dec 11, 2015 in San Francisco, California.

Current Leadership:Mira MuratiFormer•In office since Nov 17, 2023 (3 days)

Chronological Chief Executive Timeline

2 executive terms recorded

Mira Murati

Former

Interim CEO · Nov 17, 2023 – Nov 20, 2023

Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI who served as Interim CEO for three days following Sam Altman's board dismissal in November 2023.

Reason for departure: interim

3 days

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Sam Altman

Former (Forced Out)

CEO · Mar 11, 2019 – Nov 17, 2023

Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, who was briefly fired by the board of directors on November 17, 2023, and reinstated days later.

Reason for departure: removed

4 years 8 months

1,712 days

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