OpenAI Strengthens Leadership with New CFO and CPO
OpenAI, a pioneer in artificial intelligence research and deployment, has welcomed two new leaders to its team: Sarah Friar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Kevin Weil as Chief Product Officer (CPO). This strategic move aims to further accelerate the organization’s mission to create safe and beneficial AI that benefits humanity.
Leadership Expertise
Sarah Friar, formerly CEO of Nextdoor, brings extensive experience in finance and leadership from her previous roles at Square, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and Salesforce. She is also a Board Member of Walmart and Consensys, a Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and Co-Chair of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. Friar’s primary focus will be on leading the finance team to support OpenAI’s core research capabilities and ensuring the organization’s ability to scale to meet the needs of its growing customer base.
Kevin Weil, previously President, Product and Business at Planet Labs, has a strong background in product development from his roles at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy and Black Product Managers Network. Weil will lead the product team in applying OpenAI’s research to products and services that benefit consumers, developers, and businesses.
Quotes from the New Leaders
“I’m honored to join a team that is uniquely talented and mission-focused,” said Sarah 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.”
“The product team at OpenAI has set the pace for both breakthrough innovation, and thoughtful deployment of AI products,” said Kevin 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 Mission
OpenAI believes that its research will eventually lead to artificial general intelligence (AGI), a system that can solve human-level problems. The organization is committed to building safe and beneficial AGI that benefits all of humanity. With the addition of Friar and Weil, OpenAI is poised to make significant strides in achieving this mission.
Learn more about OpenAI’s mission and its latest developments at https://openai.com/index/openai-welcomes-cfo-cpo/.
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