Emmett Shear, the new interim CEO of OpenAI, who sold his first startup on eBay for $250,000, introduced.

Emmett Shear, former CEO of Twitch, has been appointed as the interim CEO of OpenAI, replacing Sam Altman who was recently ousted. Shear’s return to the limelight comes just eight months after stepping down as CEO of the gaming-focused streaming platform. Known for his passion for video games, Shear graduated from Yale University with a degree in computer science and went on to found several successful startups, including Twitch, which was acquired by Amazon for $970 million. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Shear also serves as an investor and angel investor in various tech startups. His appointment as the interim CEO of OpenAI marks a new chapter in his already impressive career.