OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as CRO after second senior exit
What's the deal? OpenAI has appointed Dali RajicDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as Chief Revenue Officer, putting him in charge of the company's global revenue organisation. Rajic will join from Wiz, where he most recently served as president and chief operating officer.
Who is Rajic? Rajic has built and led metrics-driven revenue organisations serving large enterprises and technical customers. Before Wiz, he was president and chief operating officer of Zscaler and Chief Customer and Revenue Officer at AppDynamics. At Wiz, which was recently acquired by GoogleDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, he helped build the operating discipline and customer-focused execution behind the cybersecurity company's rapid growth.
Why now? Rajic succeeds Denise DresserDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, who is leaving OpenAI to pursue other opportunities after less than a year in the role. Dresser joined OpenAI in December 2025 following more than a decade as an executive at Salesforce, including a stint as CEO of Slack. OpenAI said she will support customers and work with the business team during a transition period.
What OpenAI is building. OpenAI says its products now reach more than one billion weekly active users and more than two million businesses, with the business customer base twice the size it was a year ago. The company wants Rajic to build the revenue operating system for its next phase as AI becomes embedded in more workplace workflows.
The wider leadership shift. Dresser's departure is the second major senior exit at OpenAI in a matter of days. Longtime executive Brad LightcapDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → announced on 11 August 2026 that he was leaving to start something new, adding to a period of leadership change at the company as it scales its commercial operations.
The go-to-market push. OpenAI has also formed a strategic partnership with Chad PeetsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and RPT Partners to support its efforts to build a world-class go-to-market team. The appointment and partnership point to a stronger focus on repeatable enterprise sales execution as OpenAI expands beyond product development and into the operating infrastructure needed to serve customers at scale.
