Sam Altman
Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor. Born April 22, 1985, in Chicago. Positions held include président-directeur général (2023–). Known for Hydrazine Capital. Educated at Stanford University and John Burroughs School. Awards include honorary doctorate and Axel Springer Award.
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- Described as
- American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985)
- Other names
- Samuel Harris Altman, Samuel Altman, Sam Harris Altman
- Born
- April 22, 1985 · 1 reference
- Born in
- Chicago · 2 references
- Name at birth
- Samuel Harris Altman · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- programmer; entrepreneur · 2 references; chief executive officer · 1 reference
- Positions held
- président-directeur général (2023–) · 1 reference
- Worked for
- Y Combinator · 1 reference; Reddit Inc. · 1 reference; Loopt · 1 reference; OpenAI (2018–) · 4 references
- Education
- Stanford University · 1 reference; John Burroughs School · 1 reference
- Known for
- Hydrazine Capital
- Awards
- honorary doctorate (2017) · 1 reference; Axel Springer Award (2025) · 1 reference
- Field
- artificial intelligence · 1 reference; generative artificial intelligence · 1 reference; large language model · 1 reference; computer programming · 1 reference; investment · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Oliver Mulherin (2024–) · 1 reference
- Siblings
- Jack Altman; Ann Altman
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Website
- https://blog.samaltman.com/ · 1 reference
- Wikipedias with a page
- 75
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385343564
Samuel Harris Altman ( AWLT-mən; born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur and investor who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since 2019.
Altman attended Stanford University for two years before he dropped out and co-founded Loopt, a geosocial networking application for smartphones. Loopt was acquired by Green Dot Corporation for $43.4 million in March 2012. In 2011, Altman joined Y Combinator, a technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm, and was the company's president from 2014 to 2019. He is a billionaire, due to investments in over 400 companies including Reddit, Worldcoin, Helion Energy and Instacart.
Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and became its CEO in 2019, a role that made him a prominent figure of the AI boom. He supervised the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. In 2023, he was ousted by the organization's board of directors for not being "consistently candid". The move was met with significant backlash from employees and investors, resulting in Altman's reinstatement five days later and the formation of a new board.
- Born, in its opening lines
- April 22, 1985
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