Emmett Shear ’05 briefly appointed OpenAI CEO amid chaotic turnover – Yale Daily News

December 11, 2023

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/11/28/emmett-shear-05-briefly-appointed-openai-ceo-amid-chaotic-turnover/

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“The appointment, even if temporary, is significant both for Yale’s reputation and the tech community as a whole,” computer science professor Mark Gerstein wrote to the News. “Leaders in the tech industry serve as pivotal role models and inspirational figures for those pursuing technical professions.”

Gerstein said that Shear’s brief stint as OpenAI CEO is especially notable given Yale’s “limited presence in tech leadership” compared to peer schools such as Stanford University and Harvard University. “}}