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Kevin Weil

Lately: unannounced as unannounced, from OpenAI.

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Recorded moves, newest first

Apr 1
Kevin Weil to unannounced as unannounced
The first of three senior OpenAI operating departures inside a six-month span, preceding the wider exodus narrative.
departurereportedApr 1, 2026TechCrunch: Fidji Simo Steps Down From OpenAI's No. 2 Role
Jun 10
Kevin Weil to OpenAI as Chief Product Officer
Completed a same-day double hire that gave OpenAI product and finance leadership ahead of its 2024 growth push.
hireconfirmedJun 10, 2024Axios: OpenAI hires Sarah Friar as CFO, Kevin Weil as Chief Product Officer

Hiring & Talent
The Biggest AI Hires of 2025
Meta's $14.3 billion Scale AI deal, OpenAI's C-suite rebuild, and Google's Windsurf license turned 2024 and 2025 into a two-year auction for AI's rarest asset: the researchers themselves.
Hiring & Talent
The Biggest AI Hires of 2026 (So Far)
Fidji Simo gave up her post as OpenAI's second-in-command to illness, Jeff Dean left Google with three senior colleagues to found a rival, and John Ternus took over at Apple, redrawing AI's leadership in 2026.
Hiring & Talent
OpenAI's Org Chart in Motion
Fidji Simo's July 2026 exit, Kevin Weil's departure from OpenAI for Science, and Noam Shazeer's arrival from Google trace a company shedding experiments to concentrate on enterprise AI and frontier research.
Consumer AI
Consumer AI at Scale
ChatGPT crossed 900 million weekly users and started running ads while Apple ceded Siri's rebuild to a rival's model, showing three different theories of who owns the AI relationship once assistants graduate from answering into deciding.
Hiring & Talent
OpenAI Loses 14 Senior Leaders in 2026
Brad Lightcap, Denise Dresser and Joshua Achiam lead 14 executives who left OpenAI since March, and some cite the company's mission and its Pentagon deal.