On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joined San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie's transition team. The tech executive will work with nine other renowned leaders to drive Lurie's administration toward innovation that would revitalize the city.
Lurie, a Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist, will become San Francisco's next mayor on January 8, replacing London Breed, the first black female mayor who served since 2018. As mayor, Lurie will struggle with the city's post-pandemic economic recovery as well as evident drug and homelessness issues.