Technology Leadership
Reid Hoffman
LinkedIn co-founder, Greylock Partners partner, and an early investor in and board member of OpenAI who resigned from OpenAI's board in March 2023 citing potential conflicts with his other AI investments. Hoffman was serving on Microsoft's board when it made its first $1 billion investment in OpenAI in 2019, and in June 2026 announced he would not stand for re-election to Microsoft's board after nearly a decade, saying he wants to return to 'founder mode' to focus on Manas AI, a cancer drug-discovery startup he co-founded.
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Evidence
2 sources · 64% avg. source confidence
- Bloomberg — Reid Hoffman to leave Microsoft's board after nearly a decade68% source confidence
- TechCrunch — Hoffman's early OpenAI investment and 2023 board resignation60% source confidence
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Reid Hoffman's Timeline
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Jan 2019 · OpenAI board member during Microsoft's first $1B investment
Reid Hoffman was an early investor in and board member of OpenAI when Microsoft, where he also served on the board, made its first $1 billion investment in the company.
Jun 2026 · Announces departure from Microsoft's board
Hoffman told Microsoft he would not seek re-election to its board at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting, ending a directorship that began in 2017, to focus on his AI drug-discovery startup Manas AI.
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Reid Hoffman ↔ OpenAI
Mar 2023
Hoffman resigned from OpenAI's board, citing potential conflicts of interest with his AI investments at Greylock and his co-founding role at Inflection AI.
Now
Reid Hoffman was an early investor in and board member of OpenAI, serving until his resignation in March 2023 over potential conflicts with his other AI investments including Inflection AI, which he co-founded with former DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman.