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Cynthia Gaylor
Business Finance Officer, Corporate at OpenAI
Gaylor is known for her financial stewardship of PubMatic as a rare independent publicly traded SSP, and for translating complex programmatic AdTech dynamics into a compelling narrative for public market investors.
Last updated May 30, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated May 31, 2026
Bio
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.
Previous Roles
Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley (Prior to PubMatic)
Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley (Multiple years prior to PubMatic)
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)
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
Speaking Topics
AdTech financial markets and public company strategyProgrammatic advertising economicsPublisher monetization and SSP competitive landscapeCapital allocation in AdTech
Connections