OpenAI announced another major reorganization Friday, consolidating product divisions and officially putting company president Greg Brockman in charge of all product efforts. In a memo obtained by The Verge, Brockman outlined that OpenAI's strategy for 2026 centers on going all-in on AI agents, with plans to "invest in a single agentic platform" and merge ChatGPT and Codex into one unified experience. The company is making significant organizational changes to support this vision, though some leadership structures from last month remain in place.
The reshuffling comes as AGI boss Fidji Simo continues on medical leave. When Simo went on leave last month, Brockman stepped in to handle product strategy, working alongside CSO Jason Kwon, CFO Sarah Friar, and CRO Denise Dresser, who took control of business operations. Now, Brockman's interim product strategy role has been formalized, and he's also taking charge of what the company calls its "scaling" arm.
The move reflects OpenAI's broader strategic pivot toward revenue-generating priorities like coding and enterprise solutions, while cutting back on what internal sources describe as "side quests." This shift comes as the company prepares for a potential IPO later this year and faces mounting pressure from investors to demonstrate a path to profitability.
Under Brockman's leadership, the company will operate through four distinct pillars. The first pillar—core product and platform—will be led by Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI's engineering lead for Codex. The second pillar, critical enterprise industries, falls under ChatGPT head Nick Turley. The third pillar focuses on consumer offerings like health, commerce, and personal finance, under Ashley Alexander, who previously served as the company's healthcare products VP. The fourth pillar encompasses core infrastructure, ads, data science, and growth, led by Vijaye Raji.