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10 OpenAI marketing leaders
These ten OpenAI marketing leaders hold head, director and vice president roles in consumer, product, international, integrated and startup marketing at OpenAI. A reader can learn how marketing leaders work at OpenAI from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brandon McGraw
LinkedInExperience: VP Marketing, ChatGPT · OpenAI
VP Marketing, ChatGPT at OpenAI since March 2026 and Interim CMO, Consumer & Hardware at OpenAI since June 2026, based in Brooklyn, New York. Former Head of Product Marketing, Apps at OpenAI (2025–2026) and Head of Consumer Marketing at Anthropic (2025).
Dane Vahey
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Marketing · OpenAI
Head of Strategic Marketing at OpenAI since January 2024; the highlight says the team supports broad AI adoption through startup marketing programs, enterprise content and experiences, and field events. Former Head Of Marketing at NexHealth (2021–2023) and Head of Enterprise and Executive Marketing at Stripe (2018–2021).
Ed Allt-Graham
LinkedInExperience: Head of Creative Strategy · OpenAI
Head of Creative Strategy at OpenAI since January 2026, a Head-level role in the marketing department per the listing. Former Director, Creative Strategy - Brand Studio (2022–2026), Head of Creative Strategy - Brand Studio (2018–2022) and Global Brand Marketing Lead (2015–2018) at Google.
Elise Coppola
LinkedInExperience: Director Brand Communications · OpenAI
Director Brand Communications at OpenAI since February 2026, tagged Director level in Marketing, based in Campbell, California. Former Sr. Director, Brand and Media Communications at Apple (2015–2026) and Director, Marketing and Communications at Facebook (2009–2014).
Elke Karskens
LinkedInExperience: Head of International Marketing · OpenAI
Head of International Marketing at OpenAI since March 2025, a Head-level marketing role per the listing, based in the United Kingdom. Former CMO at Finom (2025), Senior Country Director Benelux & Nordics at Coinbase (2023–2025) and Senior Marketing Director EMEA & Country Director UK at Coinbase (2022–2023).
Kaitlin Giannetti
LinkedInExperience: Head of Integrated Marketing Management · OpenAI
Head of Integrated Marketing Management at OpenAI since September 2025, a Head-level marketing role per the listing, based in San Francisco. The listing also shows Director Integrated Marketing at Coinbase (2022–2025) and Brand Marketing Manager at Facebook (2020–2022).
Saemi Matsumoto-Hammoudi
LinkedInExperience: Head of Business Marketing, Japan · OpenAI
Head of Business Marketing, Japan at OpenAI since July 2024, and also listed as International Marketing - Japan Lead at OpenAI (2024–2026). Former APAC Marketing - Japan Lead at Stripe (2020–2022) and Sr. Integrated Marketing Communications Manager - Azure Surface at Microsoft (2018–2020).
Sahil Punamia
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Marketing, ChatGPT · OpenAI
Head of Product Marketing, ChatGPT at OpenAI since July 2026, tagged Director level, after working in Product Marketing, ChatGPT at OpenAI from January to July 2026. Former Growth & Product Marketing (US + International) at Robinhood (2024–2026) and GTM & Consumer Marketing (US + India) at Netflix (2018–2024).
Sarah Russell
LinkedInExperience: VP, Integrated Marketing and Operations · OpenAI
VP, Integrated Marketing and Operations at OpenAI since September 2025, after serving as Head of Integrated Marketing + Ops at OpenAI (2024–2025), based in Park City, Utah. The listing tags the current role at Vice President level in Marketing. Former Senior Director, Integrated Marketing at Coinbase (2022–2023).
Sarah Urbonas
LinkedInExperience: Head of Startup Marketing · OpenAI
Head of Startup Marketing at OpenAI since May 2024; the highlight describes Sarah as a founding member of the marketing staff, leading a team that builds programs, content and community events for startups around the world. Former Director of Product Marketing at Brex (2022–2024) and at Vimeo (2021–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's remit to your question, since international, product, integrated, creative and startup marketing each cover different work. Check each person's start date and earlier roles to judge how much of their view comes from OpenAI itself.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which parts of your current marketing remit took the longest to get right in your first months?
- 02How do you adapt a global brand and launch plan for individual international markets?
- 03How do you decide which marketing programs to stop when priorities change quickly?
Reaching OpenAI marketing leaders
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