Who is the CFO of OpenAI?

Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, as of July 2026. CFO since 2024. Sarah reports to Sam Altman.

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Sarah Friar Chief Financial Officer, OpenAI San Francisco, California Β· CFO since 2024

Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, a role she began in 2024. She was previously CEO of the neighborhood social network Nextdoor and, before that, CFO of Square. Earlier in her career she was a managing director in equity research at Goldman Sachs and held finance and strategy roles at Salesforce. She holds an engineering degree from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Stanford.

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Who is Sarah Friar?
Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI (as of July 2026). CFO since 2024. You can see their background and career history above.
What is Sarah Friar's background?
Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, a role she began in 2024. She was previously CEO of the neighborhood social network Nextdoor and, before that, CFO of Square. Earlier in her career she was a managing director in equity research at Goldman Sachs and held finance and strategy roles at Salesforce. She holds an engineering degree from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Stanford.
How can I contact Sarah Friar at OpenAI?
You can find and verify Sarah Friar's professional email and direct phone number with Derrick, straight from Google Sheets. OpenAI's addresses generally follow the first@openai.com pattern, but that individual address is not verified here, so confirm it before reaching out.
Who does Sarah Friar report to?
Sarah Friar reports to Sam Altman. See the full org chart on the OpenAI executives page.