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Sarah Friar

CFO

OpenAI

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Artificial Intelligence
Growth & Investment
Fintech, Banking & Crypto

About Me

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.

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Toward AGI: What’s Next for Builders and Businesses

OpenAI is defining the future of artificial intelligence — and reshaping how businesses innovate along the way. In a conversation with Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, will discuss how OpenAI is navigating the path toward artificial general intelligence and how enterprises and startups alike can harness this next wave of AI innovation.