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    Anna Makanju

    Head of AI for Civil Society and Philanthropy, OpenAI Foundation (appointed April 2026)

    Head of AI for Civil Society and Philanthropy, OpenAI Foundation · Vice president of global impact (as of September 2024), OpenAI

    Background

    Anna Makanju is head of AI for civil society and philanthropy at the OpenAI Foundation.

    She was vice president of global impact at OpenAI as of September 2024.

    She held U.S. government roles at the Department of Defense, the State Department and the National Security Council.

    Organizations

    OpenAI Foundation: OpenAI Foundation is a foundation that co-launched the $50 million Cities Deliver initiative with The Rockefeller Foundation on October 14, 2026.

    OpenAI: OpenAI is a company that develops AI models. On October 6, 2026 it published a public repository of 719 mathematical manuscripts from an internal model.

    Key facts

    Foundation appointment
    Joined the OpenAI Foundation in April 2026 as Head of AI for Civil Society and Philanthropysource
    OpenAI role
    Vice president of global impact (as of September 2024)source
    Education
    Earned her J.D. in 2004source
    Facebook
    Hired by Facebook in 2018 to work on global elections and policysource
    Government roles
    U.S. government roles at the Department of Defense, State Department, and National Security Councilsource

    WYDE coverage of Anna Makanju

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Anna Makanju, from Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026. Anna Makanju is a named leader in 2 stories. The most recent is More Time to Apply: The $1 Million Clipping Fund Is Open to October 31.

    Reported alongside Anna Makanju

    Sources

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