Shamez Hemani

Shamez Hemani currently serves as the Head of Infrastructure Strategy and Finance at OpenAI, a position held since December 2023, where responsibilities include leading internal demand planning for GPU, CPU, storage, and networking resources, managing GPU allocation, and overseeing commercial transactions with third-party providers such as Microsoft and Oracle. Prior experience includes serving as Product Lead at a Fintech Startup from 2021 to 2023, Principal Technical Product Manager at Amazon Web Services from May 2020 to October 2021, and working in infrastructure strategy at Twitch. Shamez has a history in private equity through roles at Amberjack Capital Partners and TPG Capital, as well as experience as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with a focus on Finance from The Wharton School, obtained between 2008 and 2012.