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# OpenAI hires Uber president Jill Hazelbaker as chief corporate affairs officer

OpenAI announced on Nov 3, 2026 that Jill Hazelbaker, Uber's president and chief corporate affairs officer, joins as chief corporate affairs officer reporting to Greg Brockman, a day after hiring former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

## Key facts
- Reports to Greg Brockman (Axios)
- Previously Uber president and chief corporate affairs officer

## What happened

The OpenAI page could not be read by us (HTTP 403); facts from Axios and Bloomberg headlines.

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): 187 days after its cutoff
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): 126 days after its cutoff
- Gemini 4 Argon (training cutoff March 2026): 217 days after its cutoff
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): 156 days after its cutoff

## Sources

1. [OpenAI: Jill Hazelbaker appointed Chief Corporate Affairs Officer](https://openai.com/index/jill-hazelbaker-chief-corporate-affairs-officer) (openai.com, official)
2. [Axios: Jill Hazelbaker jumps to OpenAI](https://www.axios.com/2026/11/03/jill-hazelbaker-openai-uber) (axios.com, press)
3. [Bloomberg: Uber president Hazelbaker departs for OpenAI](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-03/uber-president-longtime-executive-hazelbaker-departs-for-openai) (bloomberg.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-04 (filed): Created

## Related

- 2026-11-02: [OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-02-openai-hires-dan-driscoll-national-security/index.md)
- People: [Greg Brockman](https://postcutoff.com/person/greg-brockman/), [Jill Hazelbaker](https://postcutoff.com/person/jill-hazelbaker/)