# OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy

_Friday, June 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman is officially taking the reins of the company's product strategy, according to Wired. Brockman has overseen OpenAI products on an interim basis while Fidji Simo, the CEO of AGI deployment, is out on medical leave. This solidifies an already existing change.

In a staff memo, Brockman described plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex into a single unified experience. Brockman reportedly said the company is consolidating its product efforts to execute with maximum focus toward the agentic future, to win across both consumer and enterprise. OpenAI told TechCrunch that although Simo remains on medical leave, she worked with Brockman on these changes.

OpenAI noted that it has already been talking about plans to combine ChatGPT, Codex, and its API into a single platform, with one core product team. At the end of last year, CEO Sam Altman declared a code red and said the company needs to refocus on the core ChatGPT experience. Since then, OpenAI has halted side quests, including video generator Sora and OpenAI for Science.

This post has been updated with additional information from OpenAI.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-reportedly-takes-charge-of-product-strategy/)

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