# OpenAI CEO

entity: /record/openai.md  
predicate: ceo  
page: /record/openai/ceo  
as_of: 2026-10-31  

As of October 31, 2026, OpenAI's CEO on the AsOf record is Sam Altman, dated November 29, 2023, from 2 primary sources (web.archive.org and openai.com). The record holds 4 claims on OpenAI's CEO, 1 still open and 3 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current CEO

What the record asserts on 2026-10-31.

- [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | ceo | Sam Altman | valid 2023-11-29 to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_30CEAFFBA718](/claim/clm_30CEAFFBA718.md)
  sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20240502230447id_/https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-openai-has-a-new-initial-board, https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-un-security-council-remarks/, https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-openai-has-a-new-initial-board, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21708200

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | ceo | Sam Altman | valid 2019-03-01 to 2023-11-17 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_85730ECB8D3E](/claim/clm_85730ECB8D3E.md) | [clm_CBE538E9BD4A](/claim/clm_CBE538E9BD4A.md)
  sources: https://time.com/6342827/ceo-of-the-year-2023-sam-altman/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21708200, https://web.archive.org/web/20190311161512id_/https://openai.com/blog/openai-lp/
- [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | ceo | [Mira Murati](/record/mira-murati.md) | valid 2023-11-17 to 2023-11-19 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_8067333744D2](/claim/clm_8067333744D2.md) | [clm_85730ECB8D3E](/claim/clm_85730ECB8D3E.md)
  sources: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23968848/openai-new-ceo-emmett-shear-twitch-co-founder-hiring, https://web.archive.org/web/20231117210000id_/https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21708200
- [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | ceo | Emmett Shear | valid 2023-11-19 to 2023-11-29 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_30CEAFFBA718](/claim/clm_30CEAFFBA718.md) | [clm_8067333744D2](/claim/clm_8067333744D2.md)
  sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/20/who-is-emmett-shear-the-new-openai-ceo-taking-over-from-sam-altman.html, https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23968848/openai-new-ceo-emmett-shear-twitch-co-founder-hiring, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21708200
- [OpenAI](/record/openai.md) | ceo | Sam Altman | valid 2023-11-29 to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_30CEAFFBA718](/claim/clm_30CEAFFBA718.md)
  sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20240502230447id_/https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-openai-has-a-new-initial-board, https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-un-security-council-remarks/, https://openai.com/index/sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-openai-has-a-new-initial-board, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21708200

## What replaced what

- Sam Altman (2019-03-01 to 2023-11-17, [clm_CBE538E9BD4A](/claim/clm_CBE538E9BD4A.md)) was replaced by Mira Murati from 2023-11-17 ([clm_85730ECB8D3E](/claim/clm_85730ECB8D3E.md))
- Mira Murati (2023-11-17 to 2023-11-19, [clm_85730ECB8D3E](/claim/clm_85730ECB8D3E.md)) was replaced by Emmett Shear from 2023-11-19 ([clm_8067333744D2](/claim/clm_8067333744D2.md))
- Emmett Shear (2023-11-19 to 2023-11-29, [clm_8067333744D2](/claim/clm_8067333744D2.md)) was replaced by Sam Altman from 2023-11-29 ([clm_30CEAFFBA718](/claim/clm_30CEAFFBA718.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is OpenAI's current CEO?

Sam Altman, dated November 29, 2023, from 2 primary sources (web.archive.org and openai.com). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80).

### When did OpenAI's CEO last change?

The latest value on the record is Sam Altman, dated November 29, 2023; before it the record holds Emmett Shear, dated November 19, 2023 and closed on November 29, 2023.

### What was OpenAI's CEO before Sam Altman?

Emmett Shear, valid from November 19, 2023 to November 29, 2023 (status superseded), from 2 secondary sources (cnbc.com and theverge.com).


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