Christopher Stephen Lehane is the Chief Global Affairs Officer at OpenAI, a role he assumed in 2024. Prior to this, he was an Operating Partner at Haun Ventures, a crypto investment firm, from 2022 to 2024. Lehane has a long-standing background as an American political consultant, lawyer, and spokesperson, having been dubbed a "Master of Disaster" by Newsweek for his work in rapid-response communications.