Who is Emmett Shear?

New Interim CEO of OpenAI

by codingstreets

Emmett Shear is the interim CEO of OpenAI. Shear was previously the CEO and co-founder of Twitch. He was born in 1983 and raised in Seattle.

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Emmett Shear was born in 1983 and raised in Seattle.

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He is an American internet entrepreneur and investor.

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Shear co-founded Twitch, a popular live video platform.

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He served as the CEO of Twitch until March 2023.

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Shear also co-founded Justin.tv, a 24/7 live video feed platform.

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He was a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator.

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He received a Bachelor of Science with a major in computer science from Yale University.

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On 19th November, 2023, Shear was named as the interim CEO of OpenAI, following the removal of Sam Altman.

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