Former Linear Head of Product Nan Yu joins OpenAI for Codex
AI寒武纪 · wechat · 2026-09-01
Nan Yu, former Head of Product at Linear, announced joining OpenAI to work on Codex and ChatGPT. With a strong background in engineering and product leadership at Goldman Sachs, Everlane, and Mode Analytics, Yu advanced AI Agent productization at Linear. His hire is seen as a strategic move by OpenAI to bolster Codex's product experience and Agent capabilities.
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