OpenAI CEO Sam Altman marries partner Oliver Mulherin
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has married his partner, Oliver Mulherin, in a seaside ceremony.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has married his partner, Oliver Mulherin, in a seaside ceremony.
Altman, 38, confirmed the news in a text to NBC News after photos of the wedding began circulating on social media Thursday. The photos show the San Francisco couple surrounded by palm trees and about a dozen guests at an undisclosed tropical beach location.
Sam Altman and Oliver Mulherin at "A Year in TIME" on Dec. 12.Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for TIMEAltman, a native of the St. Louis area, for years avoided the public spotlight as he accumulated influence in the tech industry as the CEO of Y Combinator, a storied tech startup incubator and investment firm. But as CEO of OpenAI, he has ramped up his public appearances and media profile, including testifying before Congress. Time magazine named him “CEO of the Year” in 2023.
Mulherin is an Australian software engineer who, with Altman, splits his time between San Francisco and a ranch in Napa, California, according to The New York Times.
Last year, Altman and Mulherin attended a state dinner at the White House that President Joe Biden hosted for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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