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Rohan Varma

Inside How OpenAI Uses Codex to Do Product Work · Peter Yang / YouTube
Known for
Cursor's first PM → OpenAI Codex, Feb 2026.
Why chosen
He connects the hottest AI code editor with the lab building coding agents. In June 2025 he joined Cursor as its first full-time product manager, during the editor's breakout year. In February 2026 he moved to OpenAI's Codex team to work on agent development environments, where developers orchestrate fleets of autonomous coding agents and review what they produce. He writes about it on his Substack. Two of AI coding's biggest bets, one product mind.
Inside How OpenAI Uses Codex to Do Product Work · Peter Yang / YouTube
Role
Product, Codex, OpenAI
Status
JoinedJoined OpenAI's Codex team in February 2026 after serving as Cursor's first product manager.
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