OpenAI Hires Uber Executive Jill Hazelbaker as Corporate Affairs Chief

Nov 3, 2026
Jill Hazelbaker will oversee OpenAI's global communications, corporate brand, social media and public engagement.

OpenAI appoints Uber executive Jill Hazelbaker as chief corporate affairs officer, Axios reports. She will report to OpenAI president and cofounder Greg Brockman.

Hazelbaker will oversee global communications, corporate brand and positioning, social media, partnerships, events and other public engagement work.

She spent more than a decade at Uber, where she led teams covering marketing, communications, public policy and safety. She previously held senior roles at Snap and Google and worked on political campaigns.

Hazelbaker said AI "represents the most profound technological shift of our lifetime" and that "the work of building public trust has never been more consequential."

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