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Samuel Altman
Founder · Executive · United States · Age 41 · OpenAI
Overview
Technology executive and investor whose wealth derives mainly from a venture portfolio rather than a single operating stake.
- Born
- 22 Apr 1985 · Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupations
- Executive, Investor
- Wikidata
- Q7407093
- Official website
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- Last changed
- 2 mo ago
Career timeline
- 2019OpenAICEO
Chief executive role.
- 2014–2019Y CombinatorPresident
Led the accelerator.
- 2005–2012LooptCo-founder
Location services startup, later acquired.
Wealth
$1B–$3.5B
Midpoint estimate $2B · recalculated 05 Aug 2026
Venture portfolio marked to last primary rounds with illiquidity discount; no verified stake in his principal employer is assumed.
Business & representation
Organizations
- OpenAI · executive · Chief Executive Officer2019 – present · Very high confidence
Representation
- Press OfficeOpenAI CommunicationsOfficial contact pageVerified 04 Aug 2026
Professional contact routes only. Personal contact details are never collected or displayed.
In the headlines
AI company announces enterprise agreement
Reuters · Technology · 2 mo ago
Multi-year commercial agreement announced without disclosed terms.
Sources & methodology
Cross-source verification
4 independent sources corroborating · 0 open conflicts · score 85/100 · checked 6 h ago
- Net worthBEstablished industry publicationsCorroborated“USD 1.0B–3.5B”Platform midpoint sits inside the published range.
- IdentityCWikidataCorroborated“Sam Altman”
- Date of birthCWikidataCorroborated“1985-04-22”
- Portrait licenceCWikimedia CommonsCorroborated“Sam Altman speaking at TED (cropped).jpg”
- IdentityCWikipediaCorroborated“Sam Altman”
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Venture portfolio marked to last rounds with illiquidity discount · Confidence Low (40) · estimated · Retrieved 22 Aug 2026
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