On Monday, OpenAI announced that it had hired Sarah Friar, the former CEO of the social media firm Nextdoor, as its first Chief Financial Officer.
The AI company has appointed Kevin Weil, formerly with Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as their Chief Product Officer.
OpenAI, the company focusing on research in artificial intelligence, has named Sarah Friar as its new Chief Financial Officer and Kevin Weil as Chief Product Officer to improve its worldwide growth and boost its research endeavors.
Sarah Friar, who was previously the CEO of Nextdoor, will be in charge of the finance team, leading efforts to invest in OpenAI’s main research areas and expand operations to keep up with growing demands for products and services.
Kevin Weil, who used to be the President of Product and Business at Planet Labs, will be in charge of the product team, with the goal of utilizing OpenAI’s research to bring benefits to consumers, developers, and businesses.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that Sarah and Kevin’s experience will help the company grow, develop a strategy for the next phase, and provide resources for teams to succeed.
In May of this year, the AI company experienced the exit of its co-founder and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, shortly before Altman announced Jakub Pachocki’s promotion as the new Chief Scientist of OpenAI.
Friar has also served in leadership roles at Square, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and Salesforce, in addition to her position at Nextdoor. She is a member of the board of directors for Walmart and Consensys, as well as a Fellow at the Aspen Institute and Co-Chair of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Weil’s experience involves starting the Libra cryptocurrency, overseeing product teams at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is on the boards of The Nature Conservancy and the Black Product Managers Network.