// PERSON
Emmett Shear
ROLE CEOMENTIONS 1LAST SEEN AUGUST 2, 2026
// BIO
Emmett Shear is an American internet entrepreneur and investor who co-founded the live video platform Justin.tv and served as CEO of its spinoff, Twitch, from its inception in 2011 until March 2023. He is currently the CEO of Softmax, an AI alignment research startup he co-founded in March 2025 alongside Adam Goldstein and David Bloomin. He is also known for briefly serving as interim CEO of OpenAI in November 2023 following the board's removal of Sam Altman, and for his earlier role as a part-time partner at Y Combinator.
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mention·Lenny's·AUGUST 2, 2026
“Emmett Shearer, the CEO at Twitch, used to basically make sure that people read it.”
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