OpenAI Hires New Chief People Officer
OpenAI has hired Arvind KC as its new Chief People Officer. KC previously worked at Roblox. The move signals a strategic focus on scaling the company's culture and organizational systems as it expands its enterprise and developer ecosystems.
Arvind KC's background is unconventional for a Chief People Officer, combining a chemical engineering degree with an MBA in operations management. His career includes senior engineering and product roles at Google, Palantir, and Meta before he took on the dual Chief People and Systems Officer position at Roblox. This blend of technical and people operations experience is rare. At Palantir, KC was both Chief Information Officer and head of people operations, while at Google, he was a VP of engineering leading product development for enterprise tools. This history allows him to connect with the researchers and engineers he will now manage at OpenAI. The hiring addresses a key challenge for OpenAI: scaling its internal systems and culture to match its rapid expansion and ambitions in the enterprise space. KC's role will focus on everything from hiring and onboarding to creating policies that allow for high-speed collaboration and performance. This leadership change comes as OpenAI navigates a new corporate structure. In late 2025, the company restructured into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) controlled by the non-profit OpenAI Foundation. This structure aims to balance commercial growth with its mission to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity. KC steps into the role following the departure of the previous CPO, Julia Villagra, who left in August 2025 after less than six months. His appointment is seen as a move to bring stability and a seasoned operational leader into a critical position during a period of intense growth and competition for AI talent.
