Long-time OpenAI exec Brad Lightcap is leaving the ChatGPT maker to ‘start something new’
- Posted on August 11, 2026
- By Fortune
- 0 Views
- 1 min read
In brief
Generating AI summary…
Long-time OpenAI exec Brad Lightcap is leaving the ChatGPT maker to ‘start something new’
Lightcap ends his eight-year run at the company, a tenure unmatched by most remaining employees outside of CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, but says he's 'not going far.'