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Jason Kwon

OpenAIChief Strategy Officer

Kwon helps shape how OpenAI navigates AI regulation, international politics and the rules governing its platforms.[1] A software engineer and product manager before becoming a lawyer, he brings a technical background to decisions about how powerful AI systems are developed and used.[2]

Career & education

Current role
2023-present
Chief Strategy Officer
Previously
2021-2023
General Counsel
2016-2019
General Counsel, YC Continuity
2015-2016
Assistant General Counsel

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

  1. Jason Kwon — Berkman Klein Centercyber.harvard.edu

    First-person description of OpenAI work on AI policy, law, geopolitics and platform governance; updated October 5, 2026.

  2. Jason Kwon — Stanford AI Symposiumconferences.law.stanford.edu

    Software engineering and product management background before practicing law.

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Reviewed August 23, 2026 · Checked for accuracy and new information.

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