Following his testimony in the significant lawsuit involving Elon Musk and OpenAI, Greg Brockman, the co-founder and president of the company, would grab his wife’s hand, change out of his suit into a black leather jacket, and head straight to work. He was diving into a new, ambitious initiative: the integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Codex programming tools, and API into a comprehensive super app. Although this effort commenced after the court proceedings concluded at 2 p.m. and often stretched into late-night hours, Brockman described the experience as “energizing” during a recent interview.
At 38, Brockman has found himself in the limelight this year, stepping out from behind the shadows of more prominent co-founders like Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. His new responsibilities overseeing product development have positioned him as the face of OpenAI’s evolving strategy as the company approaches its initial public offering (IPO).
From his courtroom statements, it became known that Brockman’s OpenAI equity is valued at nearly $30 billion, placing him firmly among the world’s top 100 richest individuals—significantly wealthier than Altman, who does not have direct shares in the AI innovator.
Brockman and his wife, Anna, have also gained attention on the political front, contributing $50 million to two super PACs that support President Trump and the AI sector. Their political interactions include dining with Trump, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House, as well as attending the Kennedy Center Honors alongside actor Sylvester Stallone.
Renowned in Silicon Valley as a “10x engineer”—a term denoting a developer who delivers tenfold the output of an average coder—Brockman had spent years without any direct reports. Now, however, he oversees two of OpenAI’s key divisions, which together employ nearly 1,500 people.
