Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI, revealed in court on Monday a stake in the company worth nearly $30 billion, alongside deep financial ties to CEO Sam Altman that were previously undisclosed.
The disclosure came during questioning by a lawyer for Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI and is now suing it over its shift from nonprofit to for-profit. Musk’s team argued Brockman’s independence was compromised by incentives linked to Altman.
Brockman also holds stakes in two Altman-backed startups: AI chip maker Cerebras and fusion energy firm Helion Energy. Altman gave Brockman a stake in his family office in 2017, worth $10 million at the time.
The trial, now in its second week in California, could reshape OpenAI’s future. Musk is seeking the ouster of Altman and Brockman, plus $150 billion in damages.