About Zack
Zack Kass is one of the world’s foremost authorities on applied AI, transforming the technology's immense power into business strategies and applications that expand human potential.
For the last 16 years, Zack has been at the forefront of AI. Most recently, he served as OpenAI's Head of Go-to-Market responsible for building out the sales, solutions, and partnerships teams. Zack played a key role in early efforts at commercializing AI and large language models, channeling OpenAI’s innovative research into tangible business solutions while also serving as a personal adviser to many executives deploying the technology across their companies.
Today, Zack’s mission is to help businesses, nonprofits, and governments navigate the rapidly evolving AI environment. His thought leadership has been featured in top publications, such as Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider. Zack continues to advise Fortune 1000 board rooms, including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Samsung. He is also an Executive-in-Residence at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and Chair of Ruder Finn’s AI Advisory Council.
Career Highlights
Head of Go-To-Market
OpenAI 2021-2023
Advisor and VP of Revenue
LILT 2017-2021
VP of Sales and Customer Support
Figure Eight 2017-2021
Testimonials
It was brilliant
Your performance was 1st class. Great insights, and you pitched at the right level for our audience. Everyone said it was the best session of the day! It was brilliant.
Jeff McMillan
Chief Analytics and Data Officer
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Morgan Stanley
Remarkable
Few people understand how to apply AI to real world problems as well as Zack. He's been in the industry for so long, and has a remarkable knack for helping people learn what he knows.
Lukas Biewald
CEO & Co-Founder
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Weights & Biases
AI Expert
Zack is easily the most business savvy AI expert I know.
Joh Tobin
CEO
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Gantry
He Just Gets It
Zack helped us plan our entire AI strategy. He just gets it.
John Murphy
President
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The Coca-Cola Company