"Severson will now serve as Vice President, Head of Global Business Development at Sam Altman's AI company. "Joining OpenAI at such a defining moment in technology is an opportunity I couldn't pass up," Severson wrote in his LinkedIn post. "I'm drawn to moments of transformation - and it's rare to be part of something so squarely at the frontier of what's possible.""
"In early November, OpenAI and AWS announced a $38 billion partnership, which gives Altman's company access to "hundreds of thousands of state-of-the-art Nvidia GPUs." Severson spent much of his time at Amazon in business development, working on partnerships with other companies, including warrant deals. Most recently, he became Herrington's technical advisor, a highly coveted role that involves joining the CEO in nearly every meeting and call."
Torben Severson departed Amazon after 17 years in October and joined OpenAI as Vice President, Head of Global Business Development. Severson previously served as chief of staff to Amazon's retail CEO Doug Herrington and spent much of his career in business development and partnership deals. OpenAI confirmed the hire and Severson expressed enthusiasm about joining during a pivotal moment in technology. OpenAI's global business development team builds external partnerships and commercial strategy. OpenAI announced a $38 billion partnership with AWS, providing access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs. OpenAI has hired more than 400 people over the past year, including multiple former Amazon employees.
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