This article reads as if the author was exploring the "Gervais Principle" [1] with Sam Altman as example.

Of all organization men, the true executive is the one who remains most suspicious of The Organization. If there is one thing that characterizes him, it is a fierce desire to control his own destiny and, deep down, he resents yielding that control to The Organization, no matter how velvety its grip… he wants to dominate, not be dominated…

[1] https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...