Artificial intelligence
10 OpenAI executives
These ten current and former OpenAI executives and vice presidents have held C-level, senior vice president and vice president roles at OpenAI across finance, research, compliance, global affairs, communications and product. Readers can learn how members of the OpenAI leadership team approach financial planning, research direction, policy and building new products.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ajmere Dale
LinkedInExperience: Chief Accounting Officer · OpenAI
Ajmere Dale has been Chief Accounting Officer at OpenAI since February 2026, a C-level finance and accounting role. The profile also lists Chief Accounting Officer at Block (2016–2026), VP & Corporate Controller at SolarCity (2009–2016) and Corporate Controller at Standard BioTools (2007–2009).
Chris Lehane
LinkedInExperience: Chief Global Affairs Officer · OpenAI
Chris Lehane has been Chief Global Affairs Officer at OpenAI since April 2024. The profile also lists SVP of Policy & Communications at Airbnb (2015–2022), Operating Partner at Haun Ventures (2022–2024) and Co-Founder of Fabiani & Lehane (2001–2015), and a highlight describes work as a lawyer and spokesperson for the Bill Clinton administration.
Fidji Simo
LinkedInExperience: CEO, AGI Deployment · OpenAI
Fidji Simo was CEO, AGI Deployment at OpenAI from August 2025 to July 2026 and has been an Advisor at OpenAI since July 2026; the profile also lists Board Member at OpenAI (2024–2025). A highlight says Fidji Simo spent a decade at Facebook, including as head of Facebook, and was CEO of Instacart from 2021 to 2025.
Lindsey Held Bolton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Communications · OpenAI
Lindsey Held Bolton has been Vice President Communications at OpenAI since December 2024, and the profile headline reads Vice President and Acting CCO at OpenAI. It also lists Head of Public Relations at OpenAI (2023–2024), Director of Communications at Meta (2017–2023) and Vice President, Government Affairs at SAP (2012–2013).
Mark Chen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Research Officer · OpenAI
Mark Chen has been Chief Research Officer at OpenAI since January 2025, a C-level role in the research department. The profile also lists SVP of Research at OpenAI since September 2024 and Head of Frontiers Research at OpenAI since October 2018, along with Partner, Quantitative Research at Integral Technology LLC (2016–2018).
Peter Welinder
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and General Manager · OpenAI
Peter Welinder has been Vice President and General Manager at OpenAI since July 2025, a role the profile describes as building OpenAI's next-generation consumer hardware with the io Products team. It also lists VP of Product New Product Explorations (2023–2025), VP of Product Applied (2020–2023) and Research Lead Robotics (2016–2020) at OpenAI.
Sarah Friar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · OpenAI
Sarah Friar has been Chief Financial Officer at OpenAI since June 2024. The profile also lists current board roles as Member Board Of Directors at Walmart (since 2018) and at Consensys (since 2022), and a highlight says Sarah Friar was chief executive officer of Nextdoor, the neighborhood network.
Scott Schools
LinkedInExperience: Chief Compliance Officer · OpenAI
Scott Schools has been Chief Compliance Officer at OpenAI since October 2024, a C-level role in the legal department. The profile also lists Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Uber Technologies Inc. (2018–2024) and Associate Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (2016–2018).
Stacie Faggioli
LinkedInExperience: VP Strategic Finance · OpenAI
Stacie Faggioli was VP Strategic Finance at OpenAI from November 2023 to November 2025, a role whose description says the Stratfin team is responsible for strategic and financial planning across OpenAI and raising capital. Since November 2025 the profile lists Business Finance Officer - Applications at OpenAI, and it also lists Chief Financial Officer at Swoop Technologies (2020–2023).
Uday Ruddarraju
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer, Compute · OpenAI
Uday Ruddarraju has been Chief Technology Officer, Compute at OpenAI since July 2026 and was Head of Compute and Infrastructure at OpenAI from July 2025 to July 2026. The profile also lists Head of Infrastructure Engineering (xAI and X) at SpaceXAI (2024–2025) and Senior Director of Engineering & Head of Infrastructure at Robinhood (2023–2024).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's function to your question, since finance, research, policy and product leaders each see a different part of how the company makes decisions. Check each role's dates to know whether the person's OpenAI experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does OpenAI decide how to allocate compute and capital between research and product work?
- 02What does OpenAI's leadership look for when entering partnerships or large commercial agreements?
- 03How does OpenAI coordinate policy, compliance and communications when it launches new products?
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