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Emmett Shear (born 1983) is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platform Justin.tv. He served as the chief executive officer of Twitch when it was spun off from Justin.tv until March 2023. In 2011, Shear was appointed as a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator.
Nov 20, 2023 · A sudden and seismic leadership crisis at OpenAI has led to a revolving door of CEOs at the artificial intelligence company, with tech entrepreneur Emmett Shear becoming the latest to take the...
Mar 16, 2023 · SAN FRANCISCO — Emmett Shear, the chief executive of the livestreaming site Twitch, said on Thursday that he was resigning, ending a 16-year tenure for the co-founder of the platform favored by...
Nov 20, 2023 · When Emmett Shear, the former chief executive of the livestreaming site Twitch, was named the interim chief executive of OpenAI on Sunday night, he might have seemed a curious choice.
Mar 16, 2023 · Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, announced he is stepping down from his role as the head of the streaming platform via Twitter on Thursday. Shear has been with the Amazon-owned livestreaming...
Mar 16, 2023 · March 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc-owned (AMZN.O) Twitch's Emmett Shear will step down as chief executive officer after over 16 years at the live video streaming platform that he co-founded, he...
Nov 20, 2023 · In a surprise decision Sunday night, OpenAI’s board of directors picked former Twitch boss Emmett Shear as the company’s interim CEO following the dramatic firing of Sam Altman on Friday.
Mar 16, 2023 · Emmett Shear, longtime CEO of video game-centric livestreaming platform Twitch, announced that he’s leaving the post effectively immediately.
Nov 20, 2023 · ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as its interim chief executive officer after the startup ousted former head Sam Altman in a move that rocked the tech industry.
Nov 20, 2023 · OpenAI has a third CEO in three days: Emmett Shear. After a shock firing of former CEO Sam Altman on Friday, Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is officially taking over as interim CEO of OpenAI.
