AXIOS (Madison Mills) - OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh
A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief revenue officer — has left in the span of a month as the company retools its leadership ahead of an expected IPO. Why it matters: Co-founder Greg Brockman is getting more involved across every level of the company to build out a leadership team he hopes will catapult OpenAI past Anthropic in enterprise adoption, according to a source familiar with the matter. Zoom in: OpenAI's recent personnel changes are driven by strategy more than the revolving door that's come to define the broader AI talent exodus. - OpenAI chief revenue officer Denise Dresser is leaving the company less than a year into the role. - The lab…