Folley Ogundele
GTM Leader, EMEA @ OpenAI | Venture Partner | Advisor | Board Member
OpenAI•London, England, United Kingdom
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Folley Ogundele is a seasoned executive and revenue leader with extensive experience driving growth at high-impact technology companies. Folley has held executive positions at OpenAI, finmid as Chief Revenue Officer, Wise as Global VP of Sales and at Stripe, where he built the enterprise and financial services GTM business as the company scaled from 400 to 8,000 employees. He began his career at IBM before moving to American Express, spending eight years driving B2B growth within the Global Commercial Services division. As an angel investor and venture partner, Folley collaborates with visionary founders to scale high-growth companies in AI, fintech, and SaaS. Folley is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, having led numerous initiatives to support and create opportunities for underrepresented groups.
Career Timeline
- OpenAICurrentFeb 2026–Present· 8 mos
- GTM Leader, EMEACurrentFeb 2026–Present
- University of SurreyCurrent2023–Present· 3 yrs 9 mos
- Member, Advisory BoardCurrent2023–Present
- Jul 2024–Dec 2025· 1 yr 5 mos
- Chief Revenue OfficerJul 2024–Dec 2025
- May 2024–Nov 2025· 1 yr 6 mos
- Venture PartnerMay 2024–Nov 2025
- Sep 2022–Jul 2024· 1 yr 10 mos
- VP Global Head of CommercialSep 2022–Jul 2024
- May 2016–Aug 2022· 6 yrs 3 mos
- Head of EMEA Banking & Financial Product SalesMar 2021–Aug 2022
- Enterprise & Strategic Accounts LeadNov 2019–Mar 2021
- Fintech & B2B SaaS Sales LeaderMay 2016–Nov 2019
- Sep 2008–May 2016· 7 yrs 8 mos
- Senior Manager - Global Commercial Services2013–May 2016
- Manager, Business Development - Global Corporate PaymentsFeb 2010–Dec 2012
- Sales/Account Manager, Global Merchant Services & Global Corporate PaymentsSep 2008–Feb 2010
- Jun 2006–Jun 2007· 1 yr
- Business Operations Analyst - UK Software GroupJun 2006–Jun 2007
Education
BSc (Hons)
Business Management
University of SurreyMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Executive MBA
Imperial College London