OpenAI hires Uber President Jill Hazelbaker to lead communications, filling a key role that was curiously vacant for 10 months
OpenAI has hired one of Uber’s highest ranking executives to oversee its global communications efforts, filling a key role that had been vacant for nearly a year as the AI company navigates a challenging political landscape and moves closer to an initial public offering.
TL;DR
- OpenAI has hired Jill Hazelbaker from Uber to serve as its chief corporate affairs officer.
- The role of overseeing global communications had been vacant for nearly a year.
- Hazelbaker's responsibilities will include deepening public understanding of AI and strengthening trust in OpenAI's mission.
- She previously held senior roles at Uber, Snap, and Google.
- The hiring occurs during a period of rising public concerns about AI and political attention on AI data centers.
- Hazelbaker will report to OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman.