OpenAI President Brockman Reveals Nearly $30 Billion Stake and Ties to Private Investments

OpenAI has spent the past year navigating lawsuits, senior-management departures and preparations for a potential initial public offering, putting its governance and long-term capital strategy under scrutiny. Co-founder and President Greg Brockman, a central figure in the company’s technical and product development, has emerged with greater influence as the artificial-intelligence leader seeks stability amid repeated organizational disruption.

Recent reports portray Brockman as the clearest beneficiary of OpenAI’s executive exodus, with his authority expanding as other senior figures leave. The shift has made him an increasingly important force in day-to-day operations and major strategic decisions, effectively concentrating more power in the hands of one of the company’s original founders as OpenAI manages legal disputes and lays the groundwork for a possible IPO.

OpenAI has gradually evolved from a nonprofit research organization into a commercial operation, while comprehensive information about its ownership and investor allocations has long remained unavailable to the public. A leaked cap table shows Microsoft as the largest shareholder with a stake of about 26.79%. Sound Ventures, the venture capital firm co-founded by actor Ashton Kutcher, is also listed, underscoring how technology giants and early-stage investors have positioned themselves in generative AI.

As of July 2026, the OpenAI cap table circulating online offered further details about investor holdings. Based on OpenAI's latest valuation of $852 billion, Sound Ventures' early investment has risen in book value to about 43 times its original cost. However, neither the source of the table nor the ownership figures have been formally confirmed by OpenAI, Microsoft or Sound Ventures.