OpenAI Appoints Dali Rajic CRO: My Reaction Wasn't 'Another Executive Change' but 'Direction Finally Aligned'

Denise is the former CEO of Slack, coming from the Salesforce camp, with strengths in platform ecosystems and developer relations. When she was brought on board, the stated reason was to expand the API line. In reality, OpenAI's revenue structure was still primarily driven by consumer subscriptions; while the developer ecosystem was growing fast, its share of revenue couldn't hold up the company for the time being. Her departure happened because the stage changed—the company needed different people now. It has nothing to do with her capabilities.