OpenAI Appoints BlackRock Executive Adebayo Ogunlesi to Board

According to PANews, OpenAI has announced the appointment of Adebayo "Bayo" Ogunlesi, a senior executive at BlackRock, to its board of directors. Ogunlesi currently serves as a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock and is the CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners. He brings extensive experience in managing global organizations, having held several senior positions at Credit Suisse and served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. His addition to the board is expected to enhance OpenAI's capabilities in AI safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and economic areas, supporting the advancement of artificial general intelligence (AGI).