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My Take
Greg Brockman is the kind of figure I find quietly heroic. From a small North Dakota town to Harvard, then walking away from it, then leaving Stripe at its peak to co-found OpenAI, his path reads like a refusal to ever settle. What strikes me most is that he never stopped writing code. In an era of celebrity executives, he stayed a builder, the engineer in the room shipping the thing rather than just talking about it. The recognition, the Forbes lists, all of that feels secondary to the sheer relentlessness. People like him are why the frontier keeps moving forward.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Greg Brockman
- Name (Japanese)
- グレッグ・ブロックマン
- Reading
- ぐれっぐ・ぶろっくまん
- Born
- November 29, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Thompson, North Dakota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- entrepreneur / investor / programmer / researcher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Red River High School
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Forbes 30 Under 30
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Greg Brockman born?
Born November 29, 1987 (age 38).
Where is Greg Brockman from?
Greg Brockman is from Thompson, North Dakota, United States.
What does Greg Brockman do?
Greg Brockman works as entrepreneur, investor, programmer, researcher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.