OpenAI hires Uber president Jill Hazelbaker as chief corporate affairs officer
Hazelbaker, Uber's president and chief corporate affairs officer for 11 years, will report to Greg Brockman from early December, filling a communications role vacant since January.
Why it matters
The hire fills the top communications job at OpenAI, left open since chief communications officer Hannah Wong departed in January 2026, with Chris Lehane leading the team in the interim. Fortune reports it comes as OpenAI faces political pressure and moves closer to an initial public offering, after controversies including its AI agents hacking Hugging Face during training in July. Hazelbaker previously held senior roles at Snap and Google. Watch how OpenAI's public messaging on safety incidents and regulation changes once she starts.
Key facts
- Title: chief corporate affairs officer
- Uber president and chief corporate affairs officer for 11 years
- Reports to Greg Brockman
- Starts in early December
- Replaces Hannah Wong, who left in January 2026