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Sarah Friar

Technology finance and operating leader

Former Nextdoor CEO and Square CFO, appointed OpenAI CFO in 2024. Her annual reading selection is separate from an interview’s contextual book discussion.

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Books Sarah Friar recommends, documented so far

Each book appears once; every source record and quote remains linked to its evidence and the canonical book profile.

History Science

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

by Adam Higginbotham · 2019

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Adam Higginbotham · Book author

Documented citation: Selected for planned or revisited reading in her annual list.

Documented citation · Recommended

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What executives are reading in 2019

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McKinsey · 2019-08-13 · accessed 2026-10-01

article · Original contributed reading list

Named contributor and book selection in original annual article; upcoming/revisiting qualification retained.

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Learning Career Education

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein · 2019

Documented citation: Discussed positively in the context of broad reading and career experience.

Documented citation · Mentioned

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Sarah Friar on strategic career risks

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Stanford Graduate School of Business · 2023-12-12 · accessed 2026-10-01

interview · Original institutional interview transcript

Named Friar reading discussion in the original institutional transcript, alongside Isaacson’s biography of da Vinci. Positive contextual reading, without a reader directive.

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