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Nick Turley

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Nick Turley is VP and Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI, where he oversees the flagship consumer AI product that has become one of the fastest-growing and most influential software applications in history. In this role, he is responsible for the product strategy, roadmap, and execution of ChatGPT, guiding a product used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide and setting the standard for conversational AI experiences. His leadership has been central to ChatGPT's evolution from a research demo into a full-featured consumer and enterprise platform. Before joining OpenAI, Turley built a strong product management career at leading technology companies. He held product roles at Dropbox and Instacart, where he developed deep expertise in consumer product development, growth, and user experience at scale. This background in high-growth consumer technology gave him a strong foundation for tackling the unique challenges of building and scaling AI-native products. While Nick Turley's background is rooted in consumer product management rather than traditional AdTech, his work at OpenAI is increasingly relevant to the advertising and marketing technology ecosystem. ChatGPT's growing role as a discovery and information layer — and OpenAI's expanding commercial ambitions — place Turley at the intersection of AI, consumer behavior, and the future of digital marketing and advertising.

Last updated Sep 26, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Sep 28, 2026

Role
VP, Head of ChatGPT
Company
OpenAI
Based
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
2

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Years in industry
12 years

Bio

Nick Turley is VP and Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI, where he oversees the flagship consumer AI product that has become one of the fastest-growing and most influential software applications in history. In this role, he is responsible for the product strategy, roadmap, and execution of ChatGPT, guiding a product used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide and setting the standard for conversational AI experiences. His leadership has been central to ChatGPT's evolution from a research demo into a full-featured consumer and enterprise platform. Before joining OpenAI, Turley built a strong product management career at leading technology companies. He held product roles at Dropbox and Instacart, where he developed deep expertise in consumer product development, growth, and user experience at scale. This background in high-growth consumer technology gave him a strong foundation for tackling the unique challenges of building and scaling AI-native products. While Nick Turley's background is rooted in consumer product management rather than traditional AdTech, his work at OpenAI is increasingly relevant to the advertising and marketing technology ecosystem. ChatGPT's growing role as a discovery and information layer — and OpenAI's expanding commercial ambitions — place Turley at the intersection of AI, consumer behavior, and the future of digital marketing and advertising.

Career

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Expertise & education

Expertise

Conversational AIConsumer Product StrategyGenerative AIAI-Powered Search and DiscoveryProduct-Led GrowthLarge Language ModelsAI User ExperienceDigital Platform Development

Speaking topics

Building and scaling AI consumer productsProduct management in the age of generative AIThe future of conversational AI and user experienceAI product strategy and roadmap development

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Leads ChatGPT as VP and Head of Product at OpenAI, overseeing one of the world's most widely used AI applications with hundreds of millions of users
  • Scaled ChatGPT from a breakthrough research product into a comprehensive consumer and enterprise platform
  • Featured on Lenny Rachitsky's widely followed product management podcast discussing the inner workings of ChatGPT's product development
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