OpenAI's Brockman brushes off concerns about leadership changes in CNBC exclusive

OpenAI's Brockman brushes off concerns about leadership changes in CNBC exclusive Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Key Points OpenAI President Greg Brockman brushed off concerns about executive turnover at the company, telling CNBC that he doesn't think the wave of exits are "actually that atypical." OpenAI's revenue chief Denise Dresser and longtime executive Brad Lightcap recently announced their departures from the company. Brockman said OpenAI is "so much in the spotlight, so every departure gets scrutinized in a way that it doesn't otherwise." watch now VIDEO 8:35 08:35 OpenAI President Greg Brockman on leadership changes: Don't think it's actually that atypical Squawk Box OpenAI President Greg Brockman on Monday brushed off concerns about executive turnover at the artificial intelligence company, stating that he doesn't think the wave of exits are "actually that atypical." "I actually think that the difference between OpenAI and other organizations is that we are so much in the spotlight, so every departure gets scrutinized in a way that it doesn't otherwise," Brockman told CNBC's "Squawk Box" in an exclusive interview. Last week, OpenAI's revenue chief Denise Dresser suddenly left her role after just eight months at the company. She was tasked with growing OpenAI's enterprise unit, a high-margin part of the business that aims to directly take on the company's chief rival, Anthropic. Dresser's departure came just two days after another longtime executive, Brad Lightcap , said he was ending an eight-year stint at the ChatGPT creator to "start something new." Dresser took over many of Lightcap's responsibilities in April, when OpenAI said he was transitioning his position as operating chief to a new role focused on "special projects." OpenAI named Dali Rajic , former COO of cybersecurity company Wiz, which Google acquired for $32 billion earlier this year, as its new chief revenue officer. During a meeting with investors on Friday, Brockman thanked Dresser for her contributions and for building out the company's enterprise foundation, as CNBC previously reported . He also expressed excitement about Dresser's replacement. "There have been different eras where we have different sets of of leaders in place," Brockman said Monday. "I'm a constant, Sam [Altman] is a constant, and that I think that we are stronger because of that resilience and diversity." Read more CNBC tech news Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early IPO meetings with investors and has not discussed valuation, sources say An inside look at SK Hynix $720 billion AI-fueled buildout that's taking over South Korea Databricks wraps $5 billion funding round at $190 billion valuation Meta and Nvidia plant 'very firm flag' in open-weight AI race led by Chinese Labs Brockman co-founded OpenAI alongside Altman and a handful of other researchers and executives in 2015. The company rocketed into the mainstream following the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot in 2022, and it's now working to justify its $852 billion valuation to investors as it gears up for what is expected to be a blockbuster IPO. OpenAI confidentially filed its prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June, but the company has not officially disclosed when it plans to debut. Brockman and OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told investors on Friday that OpenAI's run rate increased 20% month over month in July, and business customers "grew even faster," up 32%, as CNBC reported. Brockman confirmed those figures on Monday. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.