Source: Tech Crunch
Ex-Sony Entertainment president Nicole Seligman joining OpenAI’s board of directors along two new members: former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Sue Desmond-Hellmann, and Instacart CEO Fidji Simo — bringing OpenAI’s board to eight people.
Seligman, an attorney and corporate director, received national attention for her representation of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North during the Iran-Contra hearings and President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial. Seligman was Sony’s VC and general counsel before rising through the ranks to CEO of Sony Corporation and president of Sony Corporation of America.
“Sue, Fidji and Nicole have experience in leading global organizations and navigating complex regulatory environments, including backgrounds in technology, nonprofit and board governance,” OpenAI wrote in a blog post. “They will work closely with current board members Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers and Bret Taylor as well as Sam and OpenAI’s senior management.”
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