TOP 10 – AI LEADERS

TITLE: CEO COMPANY: OPENAI

Sam believes in the power of AI so much that he believes it could run his company one day:“ I think there will come a time when AI can be a much better CEO of OpenAI than me – and I will be nothing but enthusiastic the day that happens.” As CEO of OpenAI, Sam has guided the organisation behind some of the world’ s most widely used Gen AI models. Under his leadership, he pushed AI from research labs into boardrooms, classrooms and daily life.

He combines technical literacy with sharp strategic instinct, positioning AI as foundational infrastructure for the global economy. Visionary, undeniably influential and, at times, controversial, Sam is setting the agenda for how AI will reshape business, society and the future of work.

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52 May 2026