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Brad Lightcap is an American technology executive currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of OpenAI.[1] In this role, he oversees the organization’s business operations, strategic partnerships, and global expansion efforts.[2]
Lightcap earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and History from Duke University in 2012.
His career includes roles at J.P. Morgan, Dropbox, and Y Combinator before joining OpenAI in 2018. At was at Y Combinator that Lightcap met Sam Altman who was President of Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019.[3]
In August 2018, Lightcap joined OpenAI as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).[4] In May 2022, he was appointed COO, expanding his responsibilities to include overseeing day-to-day operations, global deployment, partnerships, and infrastructure. Under his leadership, OpenAI has established offices in New York City, Seattle, Paris, Brussels, and Singapore, and partnered on projects like the $500 billion AI joint venture “Stargate” aimed at enhancing AI infrastructure in the United States.[5]
Lightcap has focused on the company's strategic direction and operational execution and been a strong advocate for a flat organizational structure.[6][7] Lightcap has also pursued partnerships with news organizations, such as TIME and Financial Times, to integrate high-quality journalism into AI models, thereby enhancing the reliability and depth of AI-generated content.[8][9][10]
Lightcap lives in San Francisco, California.[11]
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[edit]- ^ "Bloomberg Profile of Brad Lightcap". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29.
- ^ "OpenAI Leadership Update". openai.com. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Ghaffary, Shirin (2024-02-08). "OpenAI's Secret Weapon Is Sam Altman's 33-Year-Old Lieutenant". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "OpenAI Just Named a Day-to-Day Leader - Business Insider". Business Insider. 2025-03-25. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ^ "OpenAI COO to lead global growth push in expanded role, Altman says". Reuters. 2025-03-25.
- ^ Goel, Shubhangi. "OpenAI just named a day-to-day leader — and he's a familiar face". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Sullivan, Mark (2023-10-05). "OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap on ChatGPT's surprise success and building one AI model to rule them all". Fast Company.
- ^ Murgia, Madhumita (2024-04-29). "The Financial Times and OpenAI strike content licensing deal". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Time, OpenAI sign multi-year content deal". Reuters. 2024-06-07.
- ^ Murgia, Madhumita; Criddle, Cristina (2024-04-09). "OpenAI and Meta ready new AI models capable of 'reasoning'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Bloomberg. "OpenAI Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
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