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OpenAI's Long-Serving COO Brad Lightcap Departs for a 'New Beginning'

·2026.08.12 09:00

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OpenAI's key executive and COO, Brad Lightcap, is leaving the company to pursue new challenges.

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OpenAI's key executive and long-serving member, Brad Lightcap, is leaving the company to pursue new challenges.

Lightcap joined in 2018 and served as CFO (Chief Financial Officer) for four years, subsequently leading the company's growth as COO (Chief Operating Officer). Recently, he transitioned to a role overseeing special projects following an executive reshuffle.

He previously worked alongside Sam Altman at the venture capital firm Y Combinator. Upon announcing his departure, he shared that he wishes to support OpenAI's mission from a different perspective.

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