OpenAI hires former xAI sales lead Graham Seamans for cybersecurity unit
OpenAI announced that it has brought on Graham Seamans, who ran xAI’s sales team since August 2025, to head the firm’s cybersecurity sales effort. Seamans, a former SpaceX employee, previously spent about eight years at MongoDB before joining Elon Musk’s xAI, where he helped promote the Grok chatbot to Wall Street clients.
Key points
- OpenAI hired Graham Seamans, former xAI sales chief, to lead its cybersecurity sales team
- OpenAI’s recent hires include staff from Cursor, acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, and SpaceX AI compute team
- The hires support OpenAI’s push to grow enterprise sales and explore advertising revenue ahead of a potential IPO
The hire follows a series of recent OpenAI recruitments from SpaceX‑related AI groups, including Brian McCarthy and Ismail Elmas from the coding‑automation startup Cursor—acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion in August—and staff from SpaceX’s AI compute team such as Uday Ruddarraju and Brent Mayo. OpenAI says the moves are aimed at expanding its enterprise footprint and opening new revenue streams, including advertising, as it prepares for a possible public listing.
Musk, who lost a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of betraying its public‑mission roots, had previously founded xAI and merged it with SpaceX. OpenAI declined to comment on the new hires.
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thehindubusinessline.com · 16 October 2026
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