Executive

Sarah Friar

Born 1972

Friar helped take Square public in 2015 and led Nextdoor into the public markets in 2021, bringing experience in financing and scaling technology companies.^[1] At OpenAI, she oversees financial strategy and operations as the company expands its research and products.

Career & education

Current role

OpenAI2024-present

CFO

Previously

Nextdoor2018-2024

CEO

Square2012-2018

CFO

Salesforce2011-2012

SVP

Goldman Sachs2000-2011

Managing Director

Education

University of Oxford

Stanford University

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

Sarah Friar — Walmart board biographycorporate.walmart.com
Square 2015 IPO, Nextdoor 2021 listing and current OpenAI finance responsibility.

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