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Cynthia Gaylor

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Cynthia Gaylor is a corporate finance executive at OpenAI, working on business finance and investor relations. She was previously Chief Financial Officer of DocuSign, and earlier held senior finance roles at Pivotal Software and Twitter.

Last updated Jun 6, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
Business Finance Officer, Corporate
Company
OpenAI
Based
Redwood City, California, United States
Connections
2
Years in industry
10 years

Career

  • Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking

    Morgan Stanley · Prior to PubMatic

  • Investment Banking

    Morgan Stanley · Multiple years prior to PubMatic

Expertise & education

Expertise

Programmatic AdvertisingSell-Side Platforms (SSP)Public Company Financial StrategyInvestor RelationsCapital MarketsAdTech Mergers & AcquisitionsConnected TV (CTV) MonetizationCorporate Finance

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree, University (specific institution not publicly confirmed)

Speaking topics

AdTech financial markets and public company strategyProgrammatic advertising economicsPublisher monetization and SSP competitive landscapeCapital allocation in AdTech

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Served as CFO through PubMatic's post-IPO growth phase, maintaining its status as one of the few independent publicly traded SSPs
  • Led investor relations strategy communicating PubMatic's differentiation amid significant AdTech industry consolidation
  • Guided PubMatic's capital allocation through major industry headwinds including cookie deprecation and macroeconomic ad spend pressures
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