[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-openai-hires-google-cloud-channel-chief-philip-larson-en":3,"article-related-openai-hires-google-cloud-channel-chief-philip-larson-en":30,"series-industry-5f316b7b-1e9d-4224-9d8b-eb3ef2001078":77},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"content":7,"summary":8,"source":9,"source_url":10,"author":11,"image_url":12,"cover_image":12,"category":13,"language":14,"translated_content":11,"related_article_id":15,"keywords":16,"key_takeaways":22,"views":26,"created_at":27,"published_at":28,"topic_cluster_id":29},"5f316b7b-1e9d-4224-9d8b-eb3ef2001078","openai-hires-google-cloud-channel-chief-philip-larson-en","OpenAI hires Google Cloud channel chief Philip Larson","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fopenai\">OpenAI\u003C\u002Fa> is adding another \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fgoogle-cloud\">Google Cloud\u003C\u002Fa> channel veteran as it pushes its partner push from launch mode into execution. Philip Larson, Google Cloud’s former managing director of partner network, is joining OpenAI to run the company’s global \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fcloudflare-one-partner-program-ai-security-rollout-en\">partner program\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp data-speakable=\"summary\">OpenAI hired Philip Larson to lead its global partner network and channel operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ctable>\u003Cthead>\u003Ctr>\u003Cth>項目\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>數值\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Fthead>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Partner Network funding\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$150 million\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Target certified consultants\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>300,000 by end of 2026\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>OpenAI weekly active users\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>900 million\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Program tiering\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Three tiers\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Ch2>What changed\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Larson said on LinkedIn that he joined OpenAI to “shape and scale” its global \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fcloudflare-487-partner-ecosystem-partnerbase-en\">partner ecosystem\u003C\u002Fa>. At OpenAI, he will lead strategy, design, launch and global operations for the \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fopenai-partner-network-clear-path-for-partners-en\">OpenAI Partner Network\u003C\u002Fa>, with responsibility for partner strategy, programs, incentives, operations and enablement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1784226769880-sa8x.png\" alt=\"OpenAI hires Google Cloud channel chief Philip Larson\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>The move follows OpenAI’s June launch of the OpenAI Partner Network, which the company backed with $150 million. OpenAI says the program is built to help partners co-sell, co-deploy and build AI solutions around its models and tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Larson previously led Google Cloud’s Partner Network for more than two years.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>He also held partner leadership roles at Snowflake and VMware.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>OpenAI’s program includes partner experience, tiering, benefits, funding, training, badges and specializations.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>OpenAI says the program goes live this month.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>Larson is the second senior \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fgoogle\">Google\u003C\u002Fa> Cloud partner executive to join OpenAI in recent months. Colleen Kapase, who led Google Cloud’s global partner program, left earlier this year to become OpenAI’s vice president of strategic global partnerships and ecosystems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Why it matters\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The hire signals that OpenAI wants a more traditional channel motion, not just direct sales and product launches. For solution providers, that could mean clearer incentives, more formal program tiers and a faster path to packaging OpenAI models into services for enterprise buyers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1784226768646-aq8e.png\" alt=\"OpenAI hires Google Cloud channel chief Philip Larson\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>It also raises the stakes for rival cloud and AI vendors. OpenAI is using experienced channel leaders to recruit partners that already know how to sell, deploy and support enterprise software at scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One Google Cloud partner told CRN the departures are a loss for Google’s ecosystem, while also noting growing interest in OpenAI’s program as the company invests in channel talent and partner training.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The key question now is whether OpenAI can turn its partner network from a funding announcement into a repeatable sales engine before competitors copy the playbook.\u003C\u002Fp>","OpenAI names Philip Larson to run its partner network as it spends $150 million to recruit and train channel partners 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