OpenAI, Ogunlesi and BlackRock

OpenAI Expands Board With BlackRock Exec Adebayo Ogunlesi
OpenAI announced that Adebayo Ogunlesi, a senior managing director at BlackRock, is joining its board of directors. Ogunlesi is a founding partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, which BlackRock acquired for $12 billion in 2023.
Private equity investor Adebayo Ogunlesi joins OpenAI's board
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Tuesday private equity veteran Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is currently the CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has joined its board. Ogunlesi, 71, will be advising OpenAI on securing access to the infrastructure necessary for advancing its artificial intelligence development,
OpenAI adds BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to board of directors
As OpenAI pushes toward a for-profit structure, the company is adding Adebayo Ogunlesi, founding partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, to its board.
OpenAI appoints GIP’s Adebayo Ogunlesi to board
OpenAI has appointed billionaire investor and one of Wall Street’s most powerful dealmakers Adebayo Ogunlesi to its board, as the artificial intelligence start-up pushes forward with moves to become a for-profit company amid rising competition from rivals.
OpenAI Appoints Nigerian Billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi to its Board
OpenAI has announced the appointment of Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi to its Board of Directors. Ogunlesi’s addition signals a strategic pivot for OpenAI, focusing on long-term […]
OpenAI adds heavyweight investment executive to board of directors
OpenAI continues to make moves towards becoming a publicly traded company as it named Adebayo "Bayo" Ogunlesi, a global heavyweight in the investment sector, to its board of directors. Ogunlesi is a founding partner and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners,
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