A Conversation with Zack Kass, Global AI Advisor and Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI

As part of its Media Industries and AI Initiative, the Carsey-Wolf Center is pleased to have welcomed Zack Kass, Global AI Advisor and Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, to the Pollock Theater. Kass joined 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. 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. His mission is to ensure that individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by making AI technology both understandable and actionable. He is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI, with insights featured in Fortune, Newsweek, CNN, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider. Beyond his advisory work, Zack currently collaborates with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Virginia, studying the future of work and intelligence. He is also the AI for Conservation Fellow at Conservation International. This event is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center’s Media Industries and AI Research Initiative. Zack Kass is represented by BigSpeak Speakers Bureau.