Career
She was an analyst for McKinsey in South Africa, [11] a managing director in equity research at Goldman Sachs, and a senior vice president of finance and strategy at Salesforce [12] before becoming chief financial officer (CFO) at Square in 2012, [13] [14] [15] and then joining Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social networking service for neighborhoods, as the CEO in 2018. She led the company public through a special-purpose acquisition company in 2021. [16] Nextdoor announced Friar would step down as CEO in mid-2024. [17] In June 2024, she joined OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research organization that develops ChatGPT, as its first CFO. [2]
She is on the board of Walmart and ConsenSys, [18] [19] and previously on Slack Technologies and New Relic's boards. [20] She also co-chairs Stanford's Digital Economy Lab and runs Ladies Who Launch, a non-profit focused on female entrepreneurs that she co-founded. [21] [22] [5]
She received a honorary Doctor of Science degree from Ulster University in 2018. [23] In 2019, she was granted an Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II for her commitment to entrepreneurship and financial services. [24] [25]
Friar is married to David Riley, a former hedge fund partner. [12] The couple has a daughter and son. [26] She lives in Marin County, California. [1]
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