San Francisco mayor-elect taps OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as part of transition team

Published November 19, 2024 8:43am ET



San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie named OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to his transition team on Monday.

Lurie beat incumbent Mayor London Breed this past election with the help of donations from other tech leaders in artificial intelligence. While his transition team was largely made up of political figures, as a political novice, he included two businessmen: Altman and Mission Asset Fund CEO José Quiñonez.

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