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Vassilis Koutsoumpas joins OpenAI as Head of Strategy & Operations

What happened

OpenAI has hired Vassilis Koutsoumpas as its Head of Strategy & Operations and Chief of Staff to George Osborne.

Source

Article excerpt

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Vassilis Koutsoumpas has joined OpenAI as Head of Strategy & Operations, taking on a global role alongside George Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Managing Director, Head of OpenAI for Countries. Koutsoumpas shared on LinkedIn, saying his role will involve working across markets with governments, institutions, businesses and organisations to support the adoption of AI. At OpenAI, Koutsoumpas is also serving as Chief of Staff to Osborne, who leads the company's work with countries. Before joining OpenAI, Koutsoumpas was associated with the General Secretariat of the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, where he served as Digital Policy & AI Applications Adviser to the Prime Minister at the Presidency of the Government.

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Vassilis KoutsoumpasHead of Strategy & Operations

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People

  • Vassilis KoutsoumpasHead of Strategy & Operations · Named in the story

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Job title tags

  • directors
  • management
  • operations

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Oct 2, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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