Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
OpenAI 资深首席运营官 Brad Lightcap 即将离职，去“开启新事业”
Brad Lightcap, one of the longest-serving executives at OpenAI, is leaving the powerful AI lab to “start something new.” In an internal message that Lightcap shared online Tuesday, the outgoing executive told OpenAI staff that it was “bittersweet to share that I’ll be moving on from OpenAI to start something new.”
作为 OpenAI 任职时间最长的高管之一，Brad Lightcap 即将离开这家强大的 AI 实验室，去“开启新事业”。在周二于网上分享的一封内部信中，这位即将离任的高管告诉 OpenAI 员工：“怀着复杂的心情告诉大家，我将离开 OpenAI 去开启新的征程。”
Lightcap, who joined the company in 2018, spent four years as OpenAI’s chief financial officer. He then ascended to chief operating officer, where he served from 2022 until earlier this year when, amidst a shakeup of executive roles, he transitioned to lead special projects at the company. Prior to OpenAI, Lightcap also worked with CEO Sam Altman at venture capital firm Y Combinator.
Lightcap 于 2018 年加入公司，曾担任 OpenAI 首席财务官长达四年。随后，他晋升为首席运营官，从 2022 年一直任职到今年年初。在公司高层职位调整期间，他转而负责公司的特别项目。在加入 OpenAI 之前，Lightcap 还曾在风险投资公司 Y Combinator 与首席执行官 Sam Altman 共事。
“I had the privilege of building the first versions of most of our operations and business teams – from Finance to Legal, People, CorpSec, GTM/Gov, Partnerships, and more,” Lightcap wrote in his message Tuesday. “Among the most rewarding parts of this journey for me has been watching each of these teams mature under brilliant leaders.”
“我有幸构建了我们大多数运营和业务团队的最初版本——从财务到法务、人力资源、企业安全、市场进入/政府事务、合作伙伴关系等等，”Lightcap 在周二的消息中写道。“对我来说，这段旅程中最有成就感的部分，莫过于看着这些团队在杰出领导者的带领下逐渐成熟。”
In his note, Lightcap also looked ahead and hinted at a future venture while giving scant details as to what it might be. “Over the last few months, I’ve been focused on the next horizon and what would stand in the way of mission success,” Lightcap said. “I believe there are a few important new things the world will need to get right as we enter this next period. I’ll have more to share soon, but I believe in OpenAI more than ever and am excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point.”
在信中，Lightcap 还展望了未来，并暗示了未来的创业方向，但并未透露具体细节。“过去几个月里，我一直专注于下一个地平线，以及什么会阻碍使命的成功，”Lightcap 说。“我相信，当我们进入下一个阶段时，世界需要正确处理几件重要的新事物。我很快会有更多消息分享，但我比以往任何时候都更相信 OpenAI，并很高兴能从不同的角度帮助大家推进这一使命。”
As OpenAI preps for an IPO of industrywide significance, the company has been undergoing a shakeup of top-level executives. In July, the company’s No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, who led AGI development, announced she would be stepping down. Other executives from less central areas of the company — including Bill Peebles, who formerly headed the company’s now dead video generator Sora, and Kevin Weil, the vice president of the company’s Science vertical — have also recently left the firm.
随着 OpenAI 为具有行业影响力的首次公开募股（IPO）做准备，公司一直在进行高层人事调整。今年 7 月，公司二号人物、负责 AGI 开发的 Fidji Simo 宣布离职。公司其他非核心领域的管理人员——包括曾负责现已停滞的视频生成器 Sora 的 Bill Peebles，以及负责科学垂直领域的副总裁 Kevin Weil——也于近期离开了公司。