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. '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.' '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...
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