Quick Info
| Profession | Chief Financial Officer |
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| Nationality | British |
| Date of Birth | 24/12/1972 |
| Age | 53 years |
| Birthplace | Sion Mills, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Latest News about Sarah Friar
OpenAI's CFO told CNBC that the company will keep investing in AI data centers despite voters backing local limits on data centers in the US midterm elections. She said OpenAI will keep raising capital to meet customer demand, and that a funding round at a $1.25 billion pre-money valuation was ongoing.
Friar told employees at an all-hands meeting that OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027', though it could list sooner if its business continued to grow. She also said staff should not worry if rival Anthropic went public first.
Friar told investors that enterprise revenue now accounts for more of OpenAI's revenue than its consumer ChatGPT business, ahead of the company's earlier forecast. She also said advertising was approaching a $1 billion run rate.
Friar told employees that OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue in July had already exceeded the total for the second quarter. She credited the GPT-5.6 model series, the ChatGPT Work enterprise agent, and the Codex coding tool for the growth.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Sarah Jane Friar |
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| Summary | Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, a role she has held since June 2024. She previously served as CEO of Nextdoor and as CFO of Square (now Block, Inc.). In 2026 she has been the public-facing finance voice for OpenAI on revenue growth, fundraising, and a possible public listing. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| University of Oxford | MEng in Metallurgy, Economics, and Management |
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| Stanford University Graduate School of Business | MBA, Arjay Miller Scholar |
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| Based In | San Francisco, California |
Career
| Early Career | Started at McKinsey in London and South Africa |
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| Goldman Sachs | Held executive roles |
| Salesforce | Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategy |
| Square / Block, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer, 2012 to 2018; led the company's 2015 initial public offering |
| Nextdoor | Chief Executive Officer, 2018 to 2024; led the company's public listing in 2021 |
| OpenAI | Chief Financial Officer since June 2024 |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Grew up in Northern Ireland | |
| 2. Holds an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for services to entrepreneurship | |
| 3. Served as OpenAI's first CFO | |
| 4. Co-founded Ladies Who Launch |
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