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A Conversation with Zack Kass

Global AI Advisor and

Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI

Friday, April 10 / 2:00 PM

Pollock Theater, UCSB

As part of its Media Industries and AI Initiative, the Carsey-Wolf Center is pleased to welcome Zack Kass, Global AI Advisor and Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, to the Pollock Theater. Kass will be joining Professors Jennifer Holt and Ross Melnick in a discussion as part of their Film and Media Studies 55AI: Media Industries and Artificial Intelligence course, which focuses on the impact of AI on all aspects of the media industries. This course welcomes a wide range of industry guests and visiting scholars each week to address vital topics and transformations across numerous domains of media.

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Zack Kass

(Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI)

Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, researcher, keynote speaker, the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and bestselling author of The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential. At OpenAI, Zack led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions. As an executive advisor, he has personally advised leaders spanning dozens of industries in 124 cities across 20 countries. He works with Fortune 1,000 boardrooms and leadership teams—including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Amgen—to help leaders deploy AI at scale and navigate the rapidly evolving landscape.