OpenAI appoints Jill Hazelbaker as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Summary

OpenAI announced that Jill Hazelbaker, formerly President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Uber, will join the company in the same role. She will lead global communications and corporate positioning, working to deepen public understanding and trust in AI. She spent a decade at Uber navigating regulatory and reputational challenges during its growth, and previously led communications and public policy at Snap and Google.

Why it matters for our work

In an industry where regulation and public opinion can decide business outcomes, adding a senior external-affairs executive to the top team is notable. It signals that managing societal trust is becoming as much a leadership task as building technology.

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