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Sam Altman onstage at OpenAI DevDay.
Sam Altman. | Image: OpenAI

An independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI has found that CEO Sam Altman’s conduct “did not mandate removal” when he was suddenly fired in November. OpenAI says Altman, who was rehired as CEO less than a week later, will now rejoin the organization’s board.

In addition to Altman, chair Bret Taylor announced Friday that OpenAI’s board is adding Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Nicole Seligman, a former legal executive at Sony, and Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart. They will join Taylor, Altman, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, and Larry Summers in governing OpenAI’s nonprofit parent company.

In a press release, Taylor said the law firm WilmerHale interviewed board members, company employees,...

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