Kawai B.

Kawai B. is an experienced tax professional currently serving as Head of Tax and Director at Groq since October 2025. Prior to this role, Kawai held similar positions at SimplePractice and ServiceMax, with a notable tenure as the Head of Tax during ServiceMax's acquisition by PTC, where Kawai was responsible for managing global taxation in approximately 10 jurisdictions. Kawai's career also includes significant roles at OpenAI as Global Direct Tax Lead and at JUUL Labs as Global Direct Tax Manager, where Kawai contributed to the tax processes during a period of rapid growth. Earlier experience includes serving as Income Tax Compliance Lead at Google and Senior Tax Accountant at SanDisk Corporation. Kawai holds a JD from Santa Clara University School of Law, an MBA from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, and a BA in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley.