OpenAI announced a company reorganization on Friday, May 15, 2026, consolidating its product operations and formally placing company president Greg Brockman in charge of all product strategy.
In an internal memo viewed by The Verge, Brockman said OpenAI’s product strategy for the year is to go all-in on AI agents. As part of that push, the company is combining its products to “invest in a single agentic platform and to merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified agentic experience for all.” The stated goal is to “bring agents to ChatGPT scale, in order to give individuals and organizations significantly more value and utility from our products.”
The restructuring establishes four pillars under Brockman. Core product and platform will be led by Thibault Sottiaux, previously OpenAI’s engineering lead for Codex. Critical enterprise industries will be led by Nick Turley, who has headed ChatGPT. The consumer pillar — covering areas such as health, commerce, and personal finance — will be led by Ashley Alexander, formerly VP of healthcare products. A fourth pillar covering core infrastructure, ads, data science, and growth will be led by Vijaye Raji, who has served as OpenAI’s CTO of applications.
Brockman’s expanded role follows a reorganization last month in which AGI lead Fidji Simo went on medical leave. At that time, OpenAI announced that Brockman would oversee product strategy, while CSO Jason Kwon, CFO Sarah Friar, and CRO Denise Dresser would take control of business operations. Friday’s announcement makes Brockman’s product leadership role official and also gives him oversight of the company’s “scaling” arm.
The changes are part of a broader strategic shift at OpenAI to focus on key revenue drivers — including coding and enterprise — and reduce investment in what the company has described as “side quests.” The moves come ahead of a potential IPO later in 2026 and amid investor pressure to turn a profit.
Source: The Verge