7 Things To Know About Sam Altman

He is a Canadian-American entrepreneur and investor

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He is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI

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He is the former president of Y Combinator

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He has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and the Time 100 list

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He is a member of the board of directors of Reddit and LinkedIn

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He is a graduate of Stanford University

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