OpenAI Appoints Sarah Friar as CFO and Kevin Weil as CPO to Strengthen Leadership Team

OpenAI,
a
leading
artificial
intelligence
research
organization,
has
announced
the
appointment
of
Sarah
Friar
as
Chief
Financial
Officer
(CFO)
and
Kevin
Weil
as
Chief
Product
Officer
(CPO).
This
strategic
move
aims
to
bolster
the
company’s
leadership
team
and
support
its
mission
of
conducting
world-leading
AI
research
and
deploying
AI
products
safely.

Strengthening
Financial
Leadership

Sarah
Friar
joins
OpenAI
from
Nextdoor,
where
she
served
as
CEO.
Her
extensive
background
includes
roles
as
CFO
at
Square
and
positions
at
Goldman
Sachs,
McKinsey,
and
Salesforce.
Friar
is
also
a
Board
Member
of
Walmart
and
Consensys,
a
Fellow
of
the
Aspen
Institute,
and
Co-Chair
of
the
Stanford
Digital
Economy
Lab,
which
is
part
of
the
Stanford
Institute
for
Human-Centered
AI
(HAI).

As
CFO,
Friar
will
lead
OpenAI’s
finance
team,
focusing
on
securing
continued
investment
in
the
company’s
core
research
capabilities
and
scaling
operations
to
meet
the
demands
of
a
growing
global
customer
base.
“I’m
honored
to
join
a
team
that
is
uniquely
talented
and
mission-focused,”
said
Friar.
“My
goal
is
to
help
OpenAI
continue
excelling
at
what
it
does
best—producing
top-tier
research
and
collaborating
to
maximize
the
benefits
of
AI
tools
for
everyone.”

Enhancing
Product
Development

Kevin
Weil
brings
his
expertise
from
Planet
Labs,
where
he
was
President
of
Product
and
Business.
Weil
has
a
rich
history
in
product
leadership,
having
co-founded
the
Libra
cryptocurrency
and
served
as
VP
of
Product
for
Novi
at
Facebook,
VP
of
Product
at
Instagram,
and
SVP
of
Product
at
Twitter.
He
is
also
a
term
member
of
the
Council
on
Foreign
Relations
(CFR)
and
serves
on
the
boards
of
The
Nature
Conservancy
and
Black
Product
Managers
Network.

As
CPO,
Weil
will
lead
OpenAI’s
product
team,
focusing
on
translating
research
into
practical
products
and
services
that
benefit
consumers,
developers,
and
businesses.
“The
product
team
at
OpenAI
has
set
the
pace
for
both
breakthrough
innovation,
and
thoughtful
deployment
of
AI
products,”
said
Weil.
“I
am
thrilled
to
be
part
of
the
next
phase
of
growth,
as
we
continue
to
safely
and
responsibly
build
towards
AGI.”

OpenAI’s
Global
Impact

OpenAI
has
grown
into
a
global
organization
that
serves
hundreds
of
millions
of
consumers,
millions
of
developers,
and
some
of
the
world’s
largest
companies.
The
addition
of
Friar
and
Weil
is
expected
to
further
OpenAI’s
capabilities
in
both
financial
management
and
product
development,
reinforcing
its
position
as
a
leader
in
the
AI
industry.

For
more
detailed
information,
visit
the

official
OpenAI
announcement.

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source:
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