Karen Ohri Sharma

Karen Ohri Sharma is currently serving in Leadership Recruiting at OpenAI since January 2024. Prior to this role, Karen was the Head of Executive Recruiting at Lyft from February 2018 to May 2023, where expertise included executive search, succession planning, and inclusive hiring. Previous experience also includes a Senior Technical Recruiter role at Twitter (July 2013 - January 2018), focusing on technical talent acquisition and M&A integration, and a Technical Recruiter position at Google (July 2012 - June 2013), supporting senior management recruitment. Earlier in the career, Karen worked as a Technical Recruiter and Account Manager at TEKsystems (November 2010 - July 2012) and as a Territory Representative at LoopNet (June 2010 - November 2010). Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing from the University of California, Riverside (2005 - 2009).