“The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.”

American entrepreneur and investor, born 1985

Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor. Born in 1985, he is best known as the chief executive officer of OpenAI, a role he has held since 2019. Altman has become a leading figure in artificial intelligence through his work at OpenAI. He is also known for his broader role as an investor and technology leader, with much of his public profile tied to shaping the direction of AI development and the companies around it.