OpenAI
AI research company building general-purpose AI including ChatGPT and GPT models.
Founders
People
| Person | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Embiricos | Product Lead, Codex | 2024-present |
| Benjamin Mann | Research Engineer (architect of GPT-3) | ~2018-2021 |
| Bret Taylor | Chairman of the Board | 2023-present |
| Dario Amodei | VP of Research | 2016-2021 |
| Karina Nguyen | Research Lead | ~2024-present |
| Kevin Weil | VP, OpenAI for Science (prev. CPO) | ~2024-present |
| Kiriti Badam | Member of Technical Staff | 2025-present |
| Krithika Shankarraman | VP of Marketing (first marketing hire) | ~2022-~2024 |
| Logan Kilpatrick | Head of Developer Relations | 2022-2024 |
| Nick Turley | Head of ChatGPT | 2022-present |
| Peter Deng | VP, ChatGPT | ~2023-2024 |
| Sherwin Wu | Head of Engineering, Platform (Member of Technical Staff) | 2022-present |
Podcast Guests
Related Episodes (10)
Sherwin Wu V2
Sherwin Wu V2
Alexander Embiricos
The power user’s guide to Codex: parallelizing workflows, planning techniques, advanced context engineering tips, automating code reviews, and more | Alexander Embiricos
Nick Turley
Inside ChatGPT: The fastest-growing product in history | Nick Turley (Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI)
Bret Taylor
He saved OpenAI, invented the “Like” button, and built Google Maps: Bret Taylor on the future of careers, coding, agents, and more
Benjamin Mann
Benjamin Mann
Peter Deng
From ChatGPT to Instagram to Uber: The quiet architect behind the world’s most popular products | Peter Deng
Krithika Shankarraman
Growth tactics from OpenAI and Stripe’s first marketer | Krithika Shankarraman
Kevin Weil
OpenAI’s CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more | Kevin Weil (CPO at OpenAI, ex-Instagram, Twitter)
Karina Nguyen
OpenAI researcher on why soft skills are the future of work | Karina Nguyen (Research at OpenAI, ex-Anthropic)
Logan Kilpatrick
Inside OpenAI | Logan Kilpatrick (head of developer relations)