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OpenAI Hires Dan Driscoll, Former US Army Secretary, as National Security Adviser
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OpenAI is creating a senior adviser post focused on modernizing national security and giving it to Dan Driscoll, who headed the US Army. Driscoll is to guide the company's leadership and its partners about the ways cutting-edge AI could bolster defense and cybersecurity. The hire adds to the company's work on Daybreak, its cyber resilience program.
OpenAI has taken on Dan Driscoll, a former Secretary of the Army of the United States, in a newly created post.
The company announced on November 2 that Driscoll will serve as senior adviser for national security modernization. He will counsel OpenAI's top executives and outside partners on how advanced AI can strengthen national security and cybersecurity. He will also work alongside leaders in government, industry, academia and allied institutions on practical modernization initiatives. OpenAI adds that the emphasis will be on working with US allies so they use AI responsibly, and that he will help its internal teams grasp what national security institutions in other countries need in practice.
Driscoll was the 26th Secretary of the Army, in charge of operations, modernization and resources for that branch of the military. According to OpenAI, he oversaw almost one million soldiers on active duty, in the Guard and in the Reserve, plus more than 265,000 Army civilians. Before that role he was an Army officer and worked in law and in private business.
The appointment builds on OpenAI's work with allies and partners on Daybreak, its program to strengthen cyber resilience and protect essential services.
Why it matters · analysis and opinion
Hiring someone who headed the Army to advise an AI company shows where the sector is looking: defense and national security stop being a distant customer and gain a post of their own at the top. The announcement stresses allies and responsible use, which suggests OpenAI wants to present itself as a trusted supplier for allied governments, not only for the United States. It remains unclear which contracts or products will come out of this post, so for now it is more a statement of intent than a measurable change. For a company that sells to public administrations or regulated sectors, the practical lesson is that institutional buyers increasingly want counterparts who understand their working conditions, and not just the technology.
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