Departures tracker
Who left Google in 2026
3 recorded departures, newest first, each with the role, the date, a source and a confidence label. The AILately.com Desk adds to this list as the Signal publishes. Last entry 2026-06-18.
Noam Shazeer to OpenAI as Researcher
A repeat departure that a nine-figure retention deal failed to prevent signals compensation alone cannot secure loyalty at the frontier-research tier.
Golubina Markovikj to Anthropic as Head of Transformation Management Office
An operations-management hire that points to Anthropic formalizing internal processes as headcount grows quickly.
Mike Fein to Anthropic as Head of Security
Security leadership arriving before the infrastructure buildout peaked suggests Anthropic sequenced protection ahead of physical expansion.