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Adebayo Ogunlesi Joins OpenAI Board

·2025.01.14 18:00

Key point

Global infrastructure expert Adebayo Ogunlesi has joined OpenAI's board to support infrastructure strategy for achieving AGI.

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OpenAI has brought on global infrastructure and finance expert Adebayo (Bayo) Ogunlesi as a new board member.

Ogunlesi is the founding partner and Chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), and a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock. He brings extensive leadership experience and expertise in corporate finance, infrastructure investment, and global market strategy.

This appointment is a strategic decision to support OpenAI's journey toward AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). His expertise is expected to play a key role in particular in navigating the global shifts in AI infrastructure, driving innovation, and fostering economic growth.

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