Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI. Sarah has held the CFO seat since June 2024, and was previously Chief Executive Officer at Nextdoor.
Current company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research organization.
Artificial intelligenceHeadquartered in San FranciscoFounded 2015Private company
Source: WikidataSarah Friar has been CFO of OpenAI since June 2024. Before OpenAI, Sarah was Chief Executive Officer at Nextdoor from 2018 until 2024.
Career
Sources: Wikipedia, Sarah Friar, Walmart 2026 proxy statement (DEF 14A)
Education
University of Oxford, Master of Engineering in Metallurgy, Economics, and ManagementStanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.Source
The most senior people in Sarah Friar's function at OpenAI, vice president level and above.
Finance decision makers at OpenAI
Vice president level and above, most senior firstOpenAI publishes 9 executives on its leadership team, including Sarah Friar.
Most senior 5 of 9
| Name | Title | In seat since |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Friar | Chief Financial Officer | June 2024 |
| Sam Altman | CEO and co-founder | Not stated |
| Bret Taylor | Chairman of the Board | Not stated |
| Greg Brockman | President and co-founder | Not stated |
| Jakub Pachocki | Chief Scientist Officer | Not stated |
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenAI
Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI. Sarah has held the CFO seat since June 2024, and was previously Chief Executive Officer at Nextdoor.
Sarah Friar has been CFO of OpenAI since June 2024, according to Wikipedia, Sarah Friar.
Sarah Friar was Chief Executive Officer at Nextdoor from 2018 until 2024, according to Wikipedia, Sarah Friar.
Sarah Friar has been CFO of OpenAI for 2 years, since June 2024.
Sam Altman (CEO and co-founder), Bret Taylor (Chairman of the Board), Greg Brockman (President and co-founder), Jakub Pachocki (Chief Scientist Officer), and 4 more. Source: Wikipedia, OpenAI.
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