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10 OpenAI finance leaders
These ten OpenAI finance leaders include OpenAI's CFO and chief accounting officer, alongside leaders in corporate and strategic finance, accounting policy, controllership and hardware finance. A reader can learn from their work in financial planning, technical accounting and reporting, international controllership and finance for B2B and hardware businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ajmere Dale
LinkedInExperience: Chief Accounting Officer · OpenAI
Chief Accounting Officer at OpenAI since 2026, listed at C-level in Finance & Accounting. The profile also lists Chief Accounting Officer at Block (2016–2026), VP & Corporate Controller at SolarCity (2009–2016), Corporate Controller at Standard BioTools (2007–2009) and Corporate Controller at Nasdaq Calypso Technology (2002–2006).
Andrew Girgis
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance - Consumer Hardware & Robotics · OpenAI
Head of Finance - Consumer Hardware & Robotics at OpenAI since 2025. The profile also lists Senior Director of Finance - Robotics & Hardware at Meta (2017–2025), Senior Finance & Business Operations Manager at Dell Technologies (2013–2017) and Senior Finance Manager - Surface Tablet Manufacturing & Supply Chain at Microsoft (2011–2013).
Benson Chang
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance, Strategic Initiatives · OpenAI
Director of Finance, Strategic Initiatives at OpenAI since 2025. The profile also lists Controller Head of Compliance and Finance Operations (2021–2025) and Finance Operations and Compliance Manager (2016–2021) at X, The Moonshot Factory, and its highlights mention M&A, executive reporting, governance and ERP migrations.
Karen Spelliscy
LinkedInExperience: Head of Corporate Finance · OpenAI
Head of Corporate Finance at OpenAI since 2026. The profile also lists VP, Corporate Finance and FP&A at Docusign (2021–2026), described as leadership across corporate FP&A, and NBCUniversal roles as SVP, NBC News Group Finance (2021), VP, FP&A and Growth Initiatives, NBC News Group (2015–2020) and CFO, MSNBC (2013–2015).
Karuga Kimani
LinkedInExperience: VP - Head of Accounting Policy, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting · OpenAI
VP - Head of Accounting Policy, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting at OpenAI since 2026. The profile also lists Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at OnePay (2025–2026), VP Global Head - Accounting Policy and Reporting at Square (2016–2025) and Senior Director of Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting at SolarCity (2014–2016).
Lauren Beaudette Gordon
LinkedInExperience: Strategic Finance Director · OpenAI
Strategic Finance Director at OpenAI since 2025, listed at director level in Finance & Accounting. The profile also lists Instacart roles as Senior Director, Strategic Finance (2024–2025), Director, Strategic Finance (2021–2024), Senior Manager, Strategic Finance (2021) and Senior Manager, Strategy & Business Operations (2020–2021).
Ryan Engels
LinkedInExperience: Head of B2B Strategic Finance · OpenAI
Head of B2B Strategic Finance at OpenAI since 2024, listed at head level in Finance & Accounting. The profile also lists Growth Finance and Strategy at Stripe (2018–2024), Growth Equity Associate, Internet & Technology Investing at General Atlantic (2013–2015) and Investment Banking Analyst, M&A Advisory at Greenhill & Co. (2011–2013).
Sarah Friar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · OpenAI
Chief Financial Officer at OpenAI since 2024. The profile also says she was chief executive officer of Nextdoor, the neighborhood network, and helped take the company public. Her profile lists board roles as Member Board Of Directors at Walmart (since 2018) and at Consensys (since 2022).
Stacie Faggioli
LinkedInExperience: VP Strategic Finance · OpenAI
Former VP Strategic Finance at OpenAI (2023–2025); the profile says the Stratfin team is responsible for strategic and financial planning across OpenAI. She has been Business Finance Officer - Applications at OpenAI since 2025, and the profile also lists Chief Financial Officer at Swoop Technologies (2020–2023) and Head of Corporate Finance & Strategy at Stripe (2019–2020).
Tiernan Fahy
LinkedInExperience: International Controller · OpenAI
International Controller at OpenAI since 2025. The profile also lists Director of Accounting - International Controller (2023–2025) and International Accounting Lead (2022–2025) at Fivetran, and EMEA Controller (2020–2022) and APAC Controller (2017–2021) at Stripe.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's function to your question: accounting and controllership leaders suit questions about reporting, policy and entity setup, while strategic and corporate finance leaders suit questions about planning, pricing and investment decisions. Check each person's dates and earlier employers to judge which stage of company growth their experience reflects.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you forecast revenue and compute costs for an AI product whose usage can change sharply from quarter to quarter?
- 02What accounting policy questions come up first when a company sells both subscriptions and usage-based API access?
- 03How should a finance team set up controllership and reporting as a company adds international entities quickly?
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