Technology · 9 April 2026
Three senior OpenAI leaders exit roles in major shakeup
OpenAI's chief operating officer Brad Lightcap is stepping aside to run a new 'special projects' unit, replaced on the commercial side by former Slack boss Denise Dresser. AGI development chief Fidji Simo is on medical leave for a neuroimmune condition, with co-founder Greg Brockman covering product duties. The company's head of marketing Kate Rouch has also left to focus on her cancer recovery.
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