Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
2 sources·Updated August 11, 2026
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- NYT Technology·1h agoBrad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down
In OpenAI’s latest exit, Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader at the artificial intelligence company, said he was leaving to start a new venture.
Read at NYT Technology → - TechCrunch·2h agoBrad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
One of OpenAI's longest serving executives is headed out the door, although the longtime COO told staff that he was "excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point."
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