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Sam Altman
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Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and tech leader. He serves as the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. He attended Stanford University for computer science but dropped out after two years at age 19. Altman lives in San Francisco, California. He owns a property in the Russian Hill neighborhood.​ He co-founded Worldcoin, a blockchain project using iris scans for identity verification and crypto rewards.

 

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Full Name

Samuel Harris Altman ​

Birth

April 22, 1985 ​

Nationality

American ​

Education

Stanford University dropout (computer science) ​

Known For

CEO of OpenAI, Y Combinator president ​

Net Worth

Networth is estimated at US$2.1 billion

Crypto Stance

Positive on Bitcoin; co-founder of Worldcoin 

 

Career Overview of Sam Altman

 

Sam Altman started his career young by co-founding Loopt, a location-sharing app, right after dropping out of Stanford. The company was sold in 2012. He then joined Y Combinator as a partner in 2011 and became president in 2014, developing the organization to support thousands of firms, including Airbnb and Dropbox.

 

Sam Altman took over as CEO of OpenAI in 2019 and led the firm through the ChatGPT launch. He previously served as CEO of Reddit in 2014. Altman is also a tech investor, having co-founded Worldcoin in 2019, a blockchain project focused on digital identity.

 

Sam Altman - Career Highlights

 

    • 2005: Co-founded Loopt​
    • 2011: Became a Y Combinator partner​
    • 2014: Named Y Combinator president​
    • 2014: Short stint as Reddit CEO​
    • 2019: Became OpenAI CEO​
    • 2019: Co-founded the Worldcoin blockchain project​

Contact Details

California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, California 94118, United States

California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, California 94118, United States

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Expertise

  • Entrepreneur
  • Chief Executive Officer

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