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OpenAI loses another top exec as Brad Lightcap departs
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's former CFO and COO, leaves after eight years. His exit follows Fidji Simo, Johannes Heidecke, and others as the company restructures ahead of a potential IPO.
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Brad Lightcap, one of OpenAI's longest-serving executives, told the company Tuesday he is leaving to start something new. The departure is the latest in a string of exits at the AI company as it pushes toward an initial public offering.
Lightcap served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer over eight years and most recently led a special projects team. He posted a goodbye message on X calling the decision bittersweet and said he would keep supporting OpenAI's mission from a different vantage point. He gave no details on his next move. Lightcap said he would stay available to staff for a few more weeks.
OpenAI declined to comment beyond pointing to his post. Lightcap did not respond to requests for comment.
His exit comes a month after Fidji Simo, another senior OpenAI executive, moved into an advisory role. Johannes Heidecke, the company's head of safety systems, left in July. Other recent departures include AI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar and chief futurist Joshua Achiam, the Financial Times reported.