AI talent war: Software industry is a new target as top executives jump ship to OpenAI
By Seema Mody
Published on April 25, 2026.
Top software executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Datadog have recently joined OpenAI and Anthropic, citing large compensation packages and the opportunity to bring existing corporate relationships to these AI companies. Denise Dresser, who previously served as CEO of Slack, was among the notable recent hires. This shift reflects AI giants' changing priorities in their talent war, with the enterprise segment becoming an increasingly profitable area. As of January, OpenAI's business accounted for roughly 40% of its business, but it is on track to bring that to 50% by the end of the year. This comes amid concerns that AI tools from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI could disrupt the dominant cloud subscription model.
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