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Mike Liberatore

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Business Finance Officer at OpenAI
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Mike Liberatore is a well-rounded technology finance executive, currently serving as the Business Finance Officer at OpenAI. His career includes CFO roles at high-growth companies like xAI and extensive leadership experience at Airbnb, PayPal, and eBay. He earned a Masters in Finance from Boston College and a Bachelors from Utah State University, specializing in scaling finance functions in intense, fast-paced environments.

While his public profile is largely professional, he has shown support for community aid initiatives, such as promoting free housing via Airbnbs Open Homes program for those affected by California wildfires. He maintains a connection to his alma mater, Utah State University, which he lists as a personal interest.

During his brief tenure as CFO at xAI, he worked over 120 hours per week for 102 consecutive days.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Business Finance Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI Infrastructure Finance
His current role at OpenAI and recent CFO role at xAI focus on managing massive infrastructure spending and capital strategy for large-scale AI compute.
High-Growth Scaling
Describes himself as "comfortable going from zero to $10B+", with a career built on leading finance at rapidly expanding tech giants like Airbnb and PayPal.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Business Finance Officer
OpenAI
4-2025 - 7-2025
CFO
xAI
1-2024 - 4-2025
VP Finance & Corporate Development
Airbnb
12-2021 - 12-2023
Business Unit CFO - VP Hosting & Platform Finance
Airbnb
6-2019 - 11-2021
Business Unit CFO - Head of Finance for the Airbnb Platform
Airbnb
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Education
Masters
Boston College Carroll School of Management
9-1994 - 8-1998
Bachelor's degree
Utah State University
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