OpenAI appoints Jill Hazelbaker as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Verified against OpenAI’s announcement OpenAI appoints Jill Hazelbaker as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (dated November 3, 2026): OpenAI appointed Jill Hazelbaker as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, leading the company’s global communications and corporate positioning.

OpenAI says Jill will work closely with leaders across the company to deepen public understanding of AI and strengthen trust in its mission. She brings nearly two decades advising technology companies and political leaders. Most recently she was President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Uber, helping lead its growth from startup to a large global technology platform.

OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman said in the announcement that as AI becomes part of more people’s lives, how the company communicates, engages, and earns public trust has never been more important, and welcomed Jill for judgment, leadership experience, and understanding of the opportunities and responsibilities of building technology at global scale. Jill said AI is the most profound technological shift of our lifetime and that building public trust has never been more consequential; she looks forward to working with Sam, Greg, and the team.

Per OpenAI’s bio: Jill spent about a decade at Uber overseeing global communications, marketing, public policy, safety, and people teams; earlier led communications and public policy at Snap and held senior communications and government-relations roles at Google; she began in U.S. politics, including as National Communications Director and Chief Spokesperson for Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and Press Secretary to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

This is a leadership appointment; the post does not announce a new product, model, or pricing change.

• OpenAI appoints Jill Hazelbaker as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer