# Gemini’s co-lead is leaving Google to join OpenAI

> VP of engineering at Google and the co-lead of Gemini, Noam Shazeer, has announced he is departing his role to work at OpenAI.

- **Source:** [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/06/17/geminis-co-lead-is-leaving-google-to-join-openai/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a343ec7fe5465cf0f0bdc66)
- **Published:** 2026-06-18
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #openai #gemini #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a343ec7fe5465cf0f0bdc66

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at 9to5Google (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._