Chris Lehane on OpenAI Revenue Momentum, ChatGPT for Teens and the Coming AI Economy

Chris Lehane is Chief Global Affairs Officer, Interim Chief Communications Officer, and a member of the executive team at OpenAI. Prior to joining OpenAI, Chris was Chief Strategy Officer/Operating Partner at Haun Ventures. From 2015 to 2021, Chris served on the executive management team of Airbnb and led the company’s policy and communications work. Before his time at Airbnb, Chris co-founded Fabiani & Lehane, a strategic consultancy that advised political, corporate, technology, entertainment, and professional sports clients. In the 1990s, he served in various positions in the administration of President Bill Clinton, including as Press Secretary to Vice President Al Gore and Special Assistant Counsel to President Clinton. Chris currently serves on the Board of Directors of Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Trustee Emeritus of Amherst College and has served on numerous non-profit advisory boards. He holds a B.A. from Amherst College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Leading OpenAI's central policy planning team. Responsible for developing and deploying global public policy positions related to frontier safety, youth, data centers, industrial policy, education, workforce, privacy, health, and more.