OpenAI hires ex-White House cyber official Thomas Lind to lead cyber, strategic risk
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-03
Per The Information, OpenAI has hired Thomas Lind, the former White House cyber official who ran AI policy at the White House cyber office until June and worked on the June AI executive order. He joins OpenAI's national security policy team to lead cyber and strategic risk — another sign of OpenAI deepening its government and security bench.
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