Leah Seay Anise
Consumer Communications Lead, OpenAI
Leah Seay Anise is a communications leader transforming how the world understands artificial intelligence. As Consumer Communications Lead at OpenAI, she drives global consumer storytelling for products like ChatGPT and Sora, reaching over 700 million people each week and helping the public navigate one of the fastest technology shifts in history. She has led global campaigns for features like the ChatGPT image generator and GPT-5, OpenAI’s most advanced model, influencing how AI shows up in culture, media, and everyday life.
Her career spans influential roles at some of the world’s most recognized companies – Uber, Amazon, and General Motors. At Uber, she spearheaded global product communications for Uber Eats and Postmates, introducing autonomous vehicle food delivery to the public. She has navigated high-stakes crises at Amazon, shaped early policy communications for self-driving vehicles at General Motors, and led global reputation work living in Asia and Australia. Across her work, she is committed to ensuring underrepresented communities have a seat at the table in the development, conversation, and storytelling around emerging technologies.
Passionate about opening doors for the next generation, Leah founded the Leah Seay Anise Scholarship for students pursuing communications and journalism careers, mentors through The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, and has served on the national board of the PRSA Foundation. Her career is defined by a relentless drive to break barriers, amplify underrepresented voices, and set new standards for how the world experiences technology.
Nominated By:
Eleanor Reece
Vice President, Global Communications and Corporate Relations, Whirlpool Corporation
Eleanor Reece serves as Vice President of Global Communications and Corporate Relations for Whirlpool Corporation, a leading appliance company and home to iconic brands such as Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir and Maytag. Reece is responsible for guiding Whirlpool Corporation’s global communications function and corporate relations strategy to support the company’s vision of improving life at home. In this role, Reece partners closely with functions across the enterprise and leads an integrated team covering a diverse portfolio of communication disciplines to deliver against critical business objectives.
Reece joined Whirlpool Corporation in 2019 as Senior Director of Global Communications. Her work has since included advancing company initiatives for consumers, employees, and communities, including overseeing Whirlpool Corporation’s corporate responsibility and community relations programs.
Prior to Whirlpool Corporation, Reece served as Director of International Government Relations for General Motors, supporting the company’s comprehensive approach to address global policy and government affairs matters impacting the company.
Reece also served as a principal advisor for the consulting firm Public Strategies, Inc., where she provided strategic crisis and public affairs counsel to corporate clients. Early in her career, she spent several years with CNN as a news producer and writer for CNN International and determined editorial content for a number of global news programs.
Eleanor currently serves on the Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan. Reece resides in Saint Joseph, Michigan, with her husband and three children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
