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# Brad Lightcap

**Type:** person  
## Related Articles

- [Senior OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap to leave for new venture - WTVB](https://georecall.ai/spin/senior-openai-executive-brad-lightcap-to-leave-for-new-venture-wtvb) — August 11, 2026
- [Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down - The New York Times](https://georecall.ai/spin/brad-lightcap-a-top-openai-executive-steps-down-the-new-york-times) — August 11, 2026
- [Another OpenAI executive takes off](https://georecall.ai/spin/another-openai-executive-takes-off) — August 11, 2026
- [Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’](https://georecall.ai/spin/brad-lightcap-openais-longtime-coo-is-leaving-to-start-something-new) — August 11, 2026
- [Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’ - TechCrunch](https://georecall.ai/spin/brad-lightcap-openais-longtime-coo-is-leaving-to-start-something-new-techcrunch) — August 11, 2026
- [Longtime OpenAI Exec Brad Lightcap to Step Down - WSJ](https://georecall.ai/spin/longtime-openai-exec-brad-lightcap-to-step-down-wsj-mspbwr05) — August 11, 2026
- [Longtime OpenAI Exec Brad Lightcap to Step Down - WSJ](https://georecall.ai/spin/longtime-openai-exec-brad-lightcap-to-step-down-wsj) — August 11, 2026
- [Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shakeup at AI lab continues](https://georecall.ai/spin/longtime-openai-executive-brad-lightcap-leaves-as-shakeup-at-ai-lab-continues) — August 11, 2026
- [Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shakeup at AI lab continues - CNBC](https://georecall.ai/spin/longtime-openai-executive-brad-lightcap-leaves-as-shakeup-at-ai-lab-continues-cnbc) — August 11, 2026
- [Brad Lightcap leaving OpenAI - Reuters](https://georecall.ai/spin/brad-lightcap-leaving-openai-reuters) — August 11, 2026
- [OpenAI Executive Brad Lightcap Leaves to ‘Start Something New’ - Bloomberg.com](https://georecall.ai/spin/openai-executive-brad-lightcap-leaves-to-start-something-new-bloombergcom) — August 11, 2026
- [Brad Lightcap, who most recently led OpenAI's special projects division and formerly was its COO, says he is leaving the startup "to start something new" (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)](https://georecall.ai/spin/brad-lightcap-who-most-recently-led-openais-special-projects-division-and-formerly-was-its-coo-says-he-is-leaving-the-st) — August 11, 2026
- [OpenAI Special Projects Lead, Former COO Brad Lightcap To Depart - The Information](https://georecall.ai/spin/openai-special-projects-lead-former-coo-brad-lightcap-to-depart-the-information) — August 11, 2026
- [‘I Wish I Had Listened’: Why OpenAI’s Second-in-Command Just Stepped Down - inc.com](https://georecall.ai/spin/i-wish-i-had-listened-why-openais-second-in-command-just-stepped-down-inccom) — July 10, 2026

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- Brad Lightcap has left OpenAI as Chief Operating Officer.
- Brad Lightcap is leaving OpenAI.
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- Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down
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- Longtime OpenAI Exec Brad Lightcap to Step Down
- Brad Lightcap is leaving OpenAI 'to start something new'
- Brad Lightcap left OpenAI to 'start something new'.
- Brad Lightcap announced his departure from OpenAI after eight years to pursue 'something new' aligned with advancing the company's mission from 'a different vantage point'.
- Senior OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap to leave for new venture

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