OpenAI hires Patreon co-founder Sam Yam and two execs to lead Creator Product
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-09-23
OpenAI has hired three former Patreon executives to anchor its creator product strategy. Patreon co-founder and CTO Sam Yam announced he's joining OpenAI to lead Creator Product, bringing along former Patreon product head Drew Rowny and engineering head Shannon Ma. Yam teased early access to "a new set of tools" built with creators, signaling an upcoming OpenAI announcement for the creator economy.
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