As part of a planned succession, Ambrose will now lead People.ai into its next phase of growth as it redefines the traditional CRM landscape

People.ai, the leading AI data platform, today announced the appointment of Jason Ambrose, formerly Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, to Chief Executive Officer. People.ai founder and former CEO, Oleg Rogynskyy, will continue serving on the People.ai board as he moves on to innovate in Defense technology.

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People.ai appoints Jason Ambrose as CEO.

"When I started the company, my goal was to help revenue teams work smarter with AI. We've built something that our customers love, and I could not be more proud of the team that made this happen," said Oleg Rogynskyy. "Jason has been the driving force behind our forward-looking strategy as part of our succession planning and I know his experience, clarity, and leadership will carry People.ai into an exciting new chapter. We've built something extraordinary together and I am confident that the best is yet to come."

Ambrose has over two decades of leadership experience in scaling enterprise software and driving strategic transformation across sales, operations and AI-driven business solutions. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at People.ai, where he was pivotal in architecting the company's forward-looking business strategy, which will guide People.ai’s next phase of growth and product evolution. His background includes leadership roles at McKinsey, Appirio, and Motive Partners, specializing in scaling enterprise software and delivering outcomes for B2B sales organizations.

“Oleg is a true pioneer who defined the application of AI in the enterprise, and we are deeply grateful for the undeniable market leader and foundation he built,” said Elisa Steele, Board Member at People.ai. “We couldn’t have a more capable leader to take the reins than Jason. Having already been pivotal in architecting our strategy, he possesses the rare mix of deep sales technology expertise and company vision needed to drive People.ai’s next era of evolution and scale.”

“With our unmatched data foundation and deep AI expertise, People.ai is uniquely positioned to redefine the industry by providing actionable answers to humans and agents, wherever they need them. Where traditional sales relied on intuition and manual effort, we are bringing precision to the enterprise at scale: customers don’t need another dashboard; they need the right answer, right now, grounded in what’s actually happening in their business. I’m honored to lead this talented team into the next stage of growth and use AI to deliver even greater impact for our customers,” said Jason Ambrose.

About People.ai

People.ai is the premier AI data platform for sales teams. It equips sales leaders with trusted answers drawn from their own activity data, helping them orchestrate deals and drive revenue. Powered by customers’ proprietary sales data and People.ai’s trained models, teams can ask any question and get the right answer in the moment, shaped by real context across the business, the person asking, and the market.

Over the past nine years, People.ai has trained its AI on billions of sales interactions across emails, meetings, and messages. By connecting every signal to the right accounts and opportunities, it shows teams exactly what is happening and what to do next.

Unlike traditional tools, People.ai’s AI platform turns activity into actions that help teams act faster and win more. Customers including Red Hat, Dataiku, Five9, and Notion use it to drive trillions in pipeline and revenue.

Recognized by Gartner, Forrester, the Inc. 5000, Y Combinator Top Companies, and the Forbes AI 50, People.ai is based in San Francisco and backed by ICONIQ Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Akkadian Ventures and Mubadala Capital.

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