Kara McCloskey Mendes is an accomplished professional in customer success with extensive experience in various high-profile technology companies. Currently serving in a GTM and Customer Success role at OpenAI since March 2024, prior experience includes significant positions at Airtable from October 2019 to March 2024, where Kara was a founding member of the London office and held several roles, including Customer Success for Major Accounts, EMEA. Before Airtable, Kara worked at Chartbeat as a Customer Success Manager, focusing on empowering media companies with analytics, and at Sprinklr as a Client Success Analyst. Early career experience includes an internship with the U.S. Department of State and serving as a Fulbright Grantee in Malaysia. Kara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Rutgers University and has furthered education through the Institute for Women's Leadership and Franklin University Switzerland.