OpenAI replaces revenue chief after 9 months, hires Wiz COO Rajic

OpenAI is consolidating its leadership team in the lead-up to a potential public offering, a pattern common among private firms preparing for the public markets. The departures of COO Brad Lightcap and Fidji Simo, CEO of AGI deployment, in the past month, followed by the replacement of revenue chief Denise Dresser, signal a broad organizational reset. Brockman's expanded management role and the hiring of Rajic—an executive from a high-value acquisition—suggest the company is prioritizing revenue execution and repeatability over growth-stage experimentation.

The timing and substance of these moves reflect CEO Sam Altman's stated focus on enterprise deployment and reduction of technology projects seen as distractions from business impact. That OpenAI has not hit all of its revenue goals despite its scale—over one billion weekly active users and two million businesses—indicates the company sees execution and sales discipline as critical gaps. The $7 billion employee tender offer completed this week may indicate the IPO timeline has extended, giving the company additional runway to stabilize its executive ranks before seeking public investors.