OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman reportedly takes charge of product strategy
Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, is now officially leading the company's product strategy. This change comes as he previously oversaw product efforts on an interim basis during CEO Fidji Simo's medical leave. Brockman plans to unify ChatGPT and Codex into a single product experience, reflecting a broader refocus on core offerings at OpenAI.
- ▪Greg Brockman has taken charge of OpenAI's product strategy.
- ▪He was already overseeing product efforts while CEO Fidji Simo is on medical leave.
- ▪Brockman aims to combine ChatGPT and Codex into a unified experience.
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In Brief Posted: 8:33 AM PDT · May 16, 2026 Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthony Ha OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman reportedly takes charge of product strategy OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman is officially taking the reins of the company’s product strategy, according to Wired. This seems to solidify an already-existing change, with Brockman overseeing OpenAI’s products on an interim basis while the company’s CEO of AGI deployment Fidji Simo is out on medical leave. Wired also reports that in a staff memo, Brockman described plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex into a single unified experience.
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