Samuel Harris Altman (born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the chief executive officer of OpenAI since 2019 (he was briefly dismissed and reinstated in November 2023). [1] He is also the chairman of clean energy companies Oklo Inc. and Helion Energy. [2]Altman is considered to be one of the leading figures of the AI boom.

On November 17, 2023, OpenAI 's board of directors ousted co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman after the board had no confidence in his leadership. The removal was caused by concerns about his handling of artificial intelligence safety, [1][2] and allegations of abusive behavior. [3] .

Jan 23, 2025 · Sam Altman (born April 22, 1985, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American entrepreneur who was president of the start-up accelerator Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019 and chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI beginning in 2019.

Nov 30, 2023 · Twelve days after OpenAI fired Sam Altman as CEO and Greg Brockman as board chairman, the company formally announced that it has hired them both back.

Nov 22, 2023 · Sam Altman has reached an agreement in principle to return as CEO of OpenAI, the company announced late Tuesday night in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Nov 22, 2023 · Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI after a power struggle over five chaotic days at the world’s leading AI company.

Nov 24, 2023 · OpenAI's board of directors' abruptly firing CEO Sam Altman then bringing him back days later did not come out of nowhere. In fact, the boardroom drama represented the boiling over of...

Nov 22, 2023 · Sam Altman is returning as the chief executive of OpenAI. The hot tech startup behind ChatGPT is not only bringing Altman back, it’s also overhauling the board that fired him, ending a...

On December 8, 2023, the Special Committee retained WilmerHale to conduct a review of the events concerning the November 17, 2023 removal of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman from the OpenAI Board of Directors and Mr. Altman’s termination as CEO.

Nov 22, 2023 · Sam Altman was reinstated late Tuesday as OpenAI’s chief executive, the company said, successfully reversing his ouster by OpenAI’s board last week after a campaign waged by his allies ...