Emmett Shear co-founded Twitch and served as its CEO for many years before and after Amazon's acquisition. In November 2023 he was named interim CEO of OpenAI for a few days during the board crisis surrounding Sam Altman's removal and return.12
At a glance
- Current role
- Co-founder (former CEO)
- Company
- Twitch
- Fields
- Language models
- Sources cited
- 2
- Profile reviewed
Accomplishments
Twitch
Shear co-founded Twitch (from Justin.tv roots) and long served as CEO of the live streaming platform acquired by Amazon.21
OpenAI interim CEO
On November 20, 2023 Reuters reported Shear was named interim OpenAI CEO after Altman's firing; Altman returned days later and Shear's interim tenure ended.1
Timeline
- Named interim OpenAI CEO during the board crisis.1
Other documented roles
Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.
Where they work
- Twitch 1 person in the wiki
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2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · data updated Oct 23, 2026