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Ogunlesi brings global expertise in infrastructure, finance, and strategy to advance our mission toward AGI.

We’re pleased to announce Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi has joined our Board of Directors. As Founding Partner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), one of the world’s premier infrastructure investing platforms, and a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, Mr. Ogunlesi brings deep leadership experience and expertise across corporate finance, infrastructure investment and global market strategy.

This appointment further complements the Board’s depth across technical, AI safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, economic, nonprofit and governance domains, strengthening its ability to oversee the company's progress toward AGI.

Mr. Ogunlesi’s counsel will be invaluable as we navigate the global transformation of AI infrastructure, drive innovation, and foster economic growth.

“Bayo has an exceptional track record of driving success in organizations with global reach, expertly navigating complex and dynamic commercial landscapes. We’re honored to welcome him to the Board,” said Bret Taylor, Chair of OpenAI’s Board.

“The rapid advancement and development of AI offers a unique opportunity to build a better future. As part of this, thoughtful strategies and investment in infrastructure will be key to unlocking AI’s full potential and delivering its benefits responsibly. I’m excited to contribute to this effort and look forward to being a part of the OpenAI Board,” said Bayo Ogunlesi.

Adebayo Ogunlesi is a globally recognized businessman and investor. Prior to the formation of GIP in 2006, Mr. Ogunlesi spent 23 years at Credit Suisse where he held several senior positions, including Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Client Officer of its Investment Banking Division. From 2002 to 2004, he was Head of the Global Investment Banking Division and a Member of the Executive Board and Management Committee.

Previously, Mr. Ogunlesi was an attorney with the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He also served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been a Lecturer at the Harvard and Yale Law Schools and the Yale School of Management where he taught courses on transnational investment projects.

Mr. Ogunlesi holds a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of BlackRock, Topgolf Callaway Brands, Kosmos Energy Holdings and Terminal Investment Limited. He was previously the Lead Director of Goldman Sachs Group. He is a Member of the Dean’s Advisory Boards of the Harvard Law and Business Schools and the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.
https://openai.com/index/adebayo-ogunlesi-joins-openais-board-of-directors/

That's impressive.

The septuagenarian, Adebayo Ogunlesi is a respected Nigerian-American attorney and investment banking technocrat who originally hails from Ogun State. He had earlier been a Donald Trump adviser during the last Trump Presidency.

The man Adebayo Ogunlesi is one of 6 persons of Nigerian descent who are legitimately ranked USD billionaires on the current Forbes List of USD billionaires and also on the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

The ONLY certified USD billionaires of Nigerian descent are Aliko Dangote, Michael Adenuga, Abdulsamad Isiaku-Rabiu, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Tope Awotona (founder of Calendly) and Femi Otedola.

Any other Nigerian who is NOT on that certified list from Forbes and Bloomberg is NOT a USD billionaire but ONLY a USD millionaire or multimillionaire.

Cheers to the great man on the global stage who's silently contributing to the uplift of mankind!

This guy is one of the most important Nigerians in history.

Revealpanda:
This oversabi Ronu man

What does he know about Ai he's going to join them?


Why Sam so stupid to accept this bald head man?
Mark my words OpenAi will start having drawbacks for bringing in this badluck man

The only bad luck happened the day your useless father nutted in your mother who obviously belong to the street.

School is not scam after all. Congrats sir.

NoIgboSoundTueh:
Director at an evil company

Evil company?

See Mindset

Blazetrailer:
Tinubu's non political acheivements

1. Stole other people's identity
2. Stole identity(ori olori) to travel abroad
3. First he claimed Forged certificate of University of Chicago until Gani Fawehimi called him out and he quickly recanted it
4. Forged the Chicago State University certificate
5. Claimed he was a CPA-A chartered accountant (CPA Illinois denied to have ever had such a person)
6. Lied he went to school that was founded after he claimed to have graduated from there(GC Ibadan)

Political achievemets

1. Stole Lagos state blind and turned the citzend to beggars
2. Pocketed all the mega resources of Lagos
3. Turned Nigeria's economy from 1st in Africa to 4th within 8 months
4. Will be a one tenured president.

I dont envy all of these, sorry

No wonder igbos are backward in development. They have money but dont have sense.

EVERYTHING you typed above, you heard them from somewhere BUT NONE IS TRUE. If all you said above is true, I can also say that your mother is a PROSTITUTE and your Father killed his sister.

Its a waste of time getting in an argument with a madman because people will think youre also mad.

AllenSpencer:
Wow!

Big!

Doers don’t make noise!

You won’t find them or their kids bragging! There is a level of wealth you will attain and there will be nothing to brag about.

Dont mind all those audio billionaires

Congratulations 🎉

alaye hes right, we blame other past presido, but no one has been worse like tinubu, i mean, i felt buhari should be the highest fauilure ever, but tinubu surpassed it immediately

7upnigeria:
If you truly know Tinubu's achievement as a person, you'll understand that its your ENTIRE LINEAGE that specialises in blaming Nigerian Presidents that's a failure. Tinubu only became President in 2023 but your family has been blaming different Presidents for their unseriousnesss IN THE SAME COUNTRY where other people are becoming rich.

Better don't pass this idiocity to your children, otherwise they'll also blame the person that will be president in their time for their failure.

Lol....you see your warped sense of reasoning of most of you outside.

Anybody who dares speak the truth against your Tinubub must be igbo or IPOB. Unfortunately for you, I am Yoruba,not all of us have thrown our core Yoruba heritage and values in supporting the truth,honesty, integrity and fortrightness in a leader away in exchange for pittance from liars and looters.

Secondly, you know deep down in your own mind too that all I have stated is the truth but maybe your blind ethnicity or whatever you gain in crumbs from these people that have looted the destiny of your generations for their children have so blinded you from admitting that they are all in the public domain as the truth.

Keepnl suffering whike they loot you blind, you hear?

7upnigeria:
No wonder igbos are backward in development. They have money but dont have sense.

EVERYTHING you typed above, you heard them from somewhere BUT NONE IS TRUE. If all you said above is true, I can also say that your mother is a PROSTITUTE and your Father killed his sister.

Its a waste of time getting in an argument with a madman because people will think youre also mad.