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Sam Altman is getting into the transition team game — for San Francisco's newly elected mayor

Nov 18, 2024 - businessinsider.com
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been appointed to cochair the transition team for San Francisco's mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie. Altman, along with other cochairs including local government and nonprofit alumni and Ned Segal, Lurie's campaign cochair and Twitter's former CFO, will advise Lurie on tackling issues such as drug use and homelessness. Altman has previously donated to Democratic campaigns and expressed his excitement to help the city where OpenAI was started.

Lurie, a more moderate Democrat, won the election against incumbent mayor London Breed, focusing on issues like crime, drug use, and homelessness. He received significant support from the Silicon Valley tech community and plans to maintain San Francisco's status as a tech hub. Lurie's campaign also received six-figure donations from WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum and investors Jonathan Gans and Oleg Nodelman.

Key takeaways:

  • Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has been chosen to cochair the transition team for San Francisco's mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie.
  • Altman will be advising Lurie on issues such as drug use and homelessness in San Francisco.
  • Altman has previously donated to Democratic campaigns, including $500 to current San Francisco mayor London Breed in 2018.
  • Other tech executives, such as Elon Musk, have also been involved in politics this year, with Musk being chosen to run president-elect Donald Trump's 'Department of Government Efficiency'.
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