OpenAI Taps Uber’s Jill Hazelbaker as Corporate Affairs Chief - Unite.AI
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OpenAI announced on November 3, 2026, that Jill Hazelbaker will join from Uber as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. The role will give her responsibility for worldwide communications and the company’s corporate positioning.
Working with leaders throughout OpenAI, she will be tasked with improving public understanding of AI and building trust in the company’s mission. The appointment also adds leadership and capacity for deeper engagement with the people and institutions influencing AI’s future, bringing communications and corporate positioning together within that effort.
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s co-founder and president, said Hazelbaker offers the judgment and leadership experience needed for both the opportunities and obligations of developing technology used around the world. On the role’s importance, he added: “As AI becomes part of more people’s lives, how we communicate, engage, and earn public trust has never been more important.”
Her nearly two decades advising technology companies and political leaders include periods of substantial growth and high-stakes challenges. That background spans corporate communications, public policy and political campaigns, while her executive responsibilities at Uber extended into safety and workforce functions.
Hazelbaker’s most recent role at Uber was President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Over a decade there, her work included reputation management, complex regulatory challenges and building the organizational capabilities required for international expansion. OpenAI credits her with helping turn Uber from an ambitious startup into one of the world’s largest global technology platforms.
Her Uber responsibilities went beyond communications. Global communications, marketing, public policy, safety and people teams all…
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