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Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
An OpenAI exec says she was diagnosed with breast cancer and that ChatGPT has helped her navigate it
Kate Rouch, the chief marketing officer at OpenAI, shared on Friday that she was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer weeks after assuming the role, which she called her "dream job," in December. In a thread posted on X, Rouch said she was sharing her story to help other women, adding, "We can't control what happens to us--but we can choose how we face it. My biggest lesson: no one fights alone." Prior to joining OpenAI as the company's first CMO, Rouch was CMO at Coinbase and, before that, spent over a decade at Meta, including as vice president, global head of brand and product marketing. Rouch said she started treatment right around the Super Bowl in February, when OpenAI aired its first-ever ad, and that she has since gone through 13 rounds of chemotherapy while leading OpenAI's marketing team. She wrote that she is expected to make a full recovery. "It has been the hardest season of life — for me, for my husband, and for our two young children," Rouch said, adding she has been supported by OpenAI "at every step." "Silicon Valley can be brutal and transactional. And yet — I've never felt more held," she said, adding that "people showed up in incredible and unexpected ways." Rouch also said OpenAI's ChatGPT has helped her navigate her diagnosis and treatment, including by explaining cancer in a way that is age-appropriate for her kids, helping her manage the side effects of chemo, and creating custom meditations. "Experiencing our work as a patient has made OpenAI's mission feel more personal and important," she said. Rouch said she was sharing her story to encourage other women to "prioritize their health over the demands of families and jobs." "A routine exam saved my life. It could save yours, too," she said. Business Insider reached out to OpenAI for comment. Kevin Weil, the chief product officer at OpenAI, expressed support for Rouch in a reply to her thread. "We love you @kate_rouch!" he wrote. "Proud of you for telling your story and for being so full of fight."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI CMO to Take Leave Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis
OpenAI Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Kate Rouch will take a three-month medical leave after announcing today that she has been undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer since shortly after joining OpenAI in December. In a LinkedIn post, Rouch said her prognosis is excellent and that she plans to fully focus on healing. She added that Meta's former CMO, Gary Briggs, will serve as interim head of marketing during her leave. "Earlier this year-just weeks into my dream job-I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. We moved to SF on days' notice for treatment, arriving Super Bowl Sunday," Rouch wrote. "For the past five months, I've been undergoing chemo at UCSF while leading our marketing team. It's been the hardest season of life-for me, my husband, and our two young kids." OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as Head of Applications Rouch joined OpenAI in December after serving as Coinbase's CMO. Prior to that she spent over a decade at Meta, rising to vice president and global head of brand and product marketing, where she led marketing for the company's core platforms-including Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook-and worked alongside Briggs. "Silicon Valley can be sharp-edged-fast, competitive, transactional. But getting sick revealed something deeper," Rouch wrote. "We're not cogs in the same machine-we're waves from the same sea." ADWEEK has reached out to OpenAI for comment.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI's marketing head takes leave to undergo breast cancer treatment
OpenAI's head of marketing, Kate Rouch, has announced she's stepping away from her role for three months while she undergoes treatment for invasive breast cancer. In a post on LinkedIn, Rouch says that Gary Briggs, Meta's former CMO, will serve as interim head of marketing during her leave. "Earlier this year — just weeks into my dream job — I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer," wrote Rouch. "For the past five months, I've been undergoing chemo at UCSF while leading our marketing team. It's been the hardest season of life — for me, my husband, and our two young kids." Rouch says her prognosis is "excellent" and that she's expected to make a full recovery. "1 in 8 American women will get invasive breast cancer," she wrote in her post. "42,000 die every year. Rates are rising for young women. I'm sharing my story [...] to get their attention and encourage them to prioritize their health over the demands of families and jobs. A routine exam saved my life. It could save yours too." Rouch, who previously worked with Briggs at Meta, joined OpenAI in December. She formerly was Coinbase's CMO, and before that led brand and product marketing for platforms including Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI's marketing head takes leave to undergo breast cancer treatment
OpenAI's head of marketing, Kate Rouch, has announced she's stepping away from her role for three months while she undergoes treatment for invasive breast cancer. In a post on LinkedIn, Rouch says that Gary Briggs, Meta's former CMO, will serve as interim head of marketing during her leave. "Earlier this year — just weeks into my dream job — I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer," wrote Rouch. "For the past five months, I've been undergoing chemo at UCSF while leading our marketing team. It's been the hardest season of life — for me, my husband, and our two young kids." Rouch says her prognosis is "excellent" and that she's expected to make a full recovery. "1 in 8 American women will get invasive breast cancer," she wrote in her post. "42,000 die every year. Rates are rising for young women. I'm sharing my story [...] to get their attention and encourage them to prioritize their health over the demands of families and jobs. A routine exam saved my life. It could save yours too." Rouch, who previously worked with Briggs at Meta, joined OpenAI in December. She formerly was Coinbase's CMO, and before that led brand and product marketing for platforms including Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MK2 Seals Worldwide Deal For Films Of Nouvelle Vague Influencer & Cinema Vérité Pioneer Jean Rouch
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based international sales company mk2 Films has signed a worldwide representation deal, excluding North America and Spain, for the works of late cinema vérité pioneer Jean Rouch. Rouch, who spent much of his adult life in Niger, broke fresh ground with his merging of anthropology with cinema to pioneer cinéma vérité, with his work going on to be an inspiration for the directors of the French New Wave. More from Deadline Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews 'Pillion' Review: Alexander Skarsgård Is Dom For The Holidays & Harry Melling Is Hopelessly Devoted In Steamy BDSM Romance - Cannes Film Festival 'Nouvelle Vague' Director Richard Linklater On Trump Film Tariffs: "That's Not Gonna Happen" - Cannes The deal is the company's first with Les Films du Jeudi, the company of late renowned producer Pierre Braunberger (It's My Life, Shoot the Pianist), which is now run by his daughter Laurence Braunberger. It comes as the New Wave is in the spotlight at Cannes thanks to the world premiere of Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague revisiting the production of Jean-Luc Godard's shoot of Breathless, which mentions both Rouch and Braunberger. Working with Braunberger, Rouch is credited with bridging French and West African cultures, as well redefining documentary as a deeply human, artistic form. His approach—using lightweight cameras, spontaneous filming, and collaborative storytelling—broke with traditional ethnographic distance, creating a radically new and immersive way of capturing reality on screen. The deal includes restored versions of Jean Rouch's features I, a Black (1957), The Human Pyramide (1959), as well as short films, such as controversial The Mad Masters (1955). Founded in 1964, Les Films du Jeudi manages the oeuvre of Braunberger, whose prolific output spans nearly a century. The collection encompasses over 111 feature films, 165 documentaries and 130 shorts—featuring works by cinematic luminaries such as Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, and Chris Marker. 'This partnership is a natural convergence between two independent houses devoted to auteur cinema,' said Nathanaël Karmitz, Chairman of the Board of mk2. 'It allows us to welcome the groundbreaking work of ethnographic pioneer Jean Rouch, whose innovative blending of fiction and documentary reshaped the documentary form.' Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About Ari Aster's 'Eddington' So Far
