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OpenAI is hiring Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its new chief revenue officer. The news was first reported by Wired<\/a>, then confirmed by OpenAI<\/a> in a blog post. <\/p>\n Dresser\u2019s new role comes after more than 14 years at Salesforce, Slack\u2019s parent company. While at Slack, Dresser oversaw the introduction of several AI features.<\/p>\n OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company\u2019s revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success. That\u2019s a pivotal role, given that the company has a rocky road ahead<\/a> if it ever wants to turn a profit.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re on a path to put AI tools into the hands of millions of workers, across every industry,\u201d Fidji Simo, OpenAI\u2019s CEO of Applications, said in a statement. \u201cDenise has led that kind of shift before, and her experience will help us make AI useful, reliable, and accessible for businesses everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Like Dresser, Simo also joined OpenAI this year after a long track record of high-profile leadership, most recently as CEO of Instacart, which has become a close partner<\/a> of OpenAI.<\/p>\n According to Wired, Slack\u2019s chief product officer, Rob Seaman, will become interim CEO of Slack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n