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.”
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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. “}}