Overview
Chris Lehane is Chief Global Affairs Officer at openai, leading policy engagement on AI safety, regulation, and industry coordination. Former Clinton White House communications aide.
Recent Developments
- 2026-09-15: Confirmed weeks-long AI safety discussions with anthropic and google DeepMind; said antitrust waiver not needed for safety coordination (2026-09-15-openai-anthropic-google-ai-safety-talks)
- Supports frontier-act IVO (independent verification organization) provision; first OpenAI endorsement of specific federal audit mandate
- Advocates voluntary industry standards complementing mandatory federal safeguards