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OpenAI's Asia-Pacific Policy Executive Sanghyun Lee to Depart After Six Months
Oct 9, 2026
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Sanghyun Lee, OpenAI's head of Asia-Pacific public policy, is leaving the company after a brief tenure of six months. His departure comes amid increasing regulatory scrutiny of OpenAI in the region.
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- Sanghyun Lee joined OpenAI in April after six years at Google.
- He is based in Singapore and has served as the senior public policy executive for the Asia-Pacific region.
- The reasons for his departure are not publicly known, and the announcement comes as OpenAI faces regulatory challenges in Asia.
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