Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company’s chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell WIRED. Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, which owns Slack , shared news of Dresser’s departure in a message to staff on Monday evening.
At OpenAI, Dresser will manage the company’s enterprise unit, which has been growing rapidly this year. She will report to chief operating officer Brad Lightcap. She starts next week.
“We’re on a path to put AI tools into the hands of millions of workers, across every industry,” said OpenAI CEO of Applications Fidji Simo in a statement to WIRED. “Denise has led that kind of shift before, and her experience will help us make AI useful, reliable, and accessible for businesses everywhere.”
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