y combinator Y Combinator President Sam Altman Steps Down Amid Major Accelerator Shake-Up Sam Altman transitions from his role as Y Combinator president to chairman as the accelerator undergoes significant operational changes. The company is relocating its headquarters to San Francisco and expanding the size of its startup batches.
sam altman Y Combinator President Sam Altman Steps Down to Focus on OpenAI Sam Altman leaves his daily role as president of Y Combinator to dedicate his time to artificial intelligence research at OpenAI. He remains with the startup accelerator as chairman.