Sarah Friar

Sarah Friar is the CFO of OpenAI, overseeing financial strategy and operations. Previously, she was CEO of Nextdoor from December 2018 to May 2024, where she took the company public and tripled its user base. Before Nextdoor, Sarah was CFO at Square, leading its IPO and increasing its market capitalization by $30 billion. She also held senior roles at Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey. Sarah serves on the boards of Walmart, Consensys and several advisory boards, co-founded Ladies Who Launch, and earned degrees from Oxford and Stanford. She holds an OBE for services to entrepreneurship.