My Take
Okay, I'll admit I find Sam Altman genuinely fascinating, partly because he doesn't look the part of the guy steering the AI revolution. He's the soft-spoken Stanford dropout who co-founded Loopt, ran Y Combinator like a quiet kingmaker for the whole startup world, and then, as OpenAI's CEO, casually handed everyone ChatGPT and watched the planet lose its mind. What gets me is the contrast: he talks about reshaping civilization in this flat, almost sleepy voice, like he's ordering coffee. No flashy showman energy, just relentless conviction wrapped in calm. You can love or fear where he's pushing things, but you can't ignore him. He's the rare tech figure who feels less like a hype man and more like someone genuinely betting the future, eyes wide open.
Overview
Samuel Harris Altman (born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since 2019. Altman attended Stanford University for two years before he dropped out and co-founded Loopt, a smartphone geosocial networking service. Loopt was acquired by Green Dot Corporation for $43.4 million.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sam Altman
- Name (Japanese)
- サム・アルトマン
- Reading
- さむ・あるとまん
- Born
- April 22, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- businessperson / programmer / entrepreneur / chief executive officer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 2017 honorary doctorate
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Hydrazine Capital | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.