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Paige Omura

Questioner · DISC type c
Operations Lead at Alex AI
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Paige is the Operations Lead at Alex AI, focusing on building systems, processes, and teams. Her career has spanned venture capital at Y Combinator and climate tech, notably developing sustainable aviation fuel from CO2 at Lydian. She is an MIT graduate with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

Outside of her professional life, Paige is an accomplished athlete who served as the co-ed captain for the varsity sailing team and also played varsity basketball at MIT. She has since coached sailing and authored a publication on reducing gender bias in STEM, reflecting her commitment to mentorship and equity.

Unique fact: She has worked on developing novel reactor systems to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and chemicals directly from CO2.

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Current Role
Operations Lead
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Paige shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Not Easily Convinced
Value Seeker

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Priorities

Topics Paige cares about

Startup Operations
As the first operations hire at Alex AI and with past experience at Y Combinator, she specializes in building the foundational processes for early-stage startups to scale efficiently.
Sustainable Technology
Her role as Head of Business Operations at Lydian involved developing systems to create sustainable aviation fuel from CO2, showcasing an interest in climate tech.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Operations Lead
Alex AI
8-2023 - 9-2025
Head of Business Operations
Lydian
2-2022 - 8-2023
Operations & Program Manager
Y Combinator
Tender Food
Part-time
8-2021 - 6-2022
Assistant Coach, Varsity Sailing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2017
B.S.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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