Barret Zoph has left his position as head of enterprise AI sales at OpenAI after five months. Zoph returned to OpenAI in January 2026 after previously serving as co-founder and CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, a competing AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. His role at OpenAI was significant as the company aimed to focus on enterprise solutions and coding in preparation for its planned IPO.
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Barret Zoph leaves OpenAI after five months
Barret Zoph has departed from OpenAI after a brief tenure of five months as head of enterprise AI sales. He had returned to the company in January 2026 after working at Thinking Machines Lab, and his role was crucial as OpenAI shifted its focus towards enterprise solutions ahead of its IPO.
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