Founder & CEO - SalesAI for Fortune500 ($200M, Andreessen, Iconiq, Lightspeed, YC - HIRING SALES LEADERS, AEs & ENGINEERS)
After nearly ten years of building People.ai, it’s time for a new chapter, both for the company and for me. When I started People.ai, my goal was simple: collect sales activity data to [initially] help improve seller productivity through coaching and [eventually] help AI understand the context of every deal, so sellers can spend more time with customers and AI takes care of the rest. Over the years, we’ve built the AI platform that our customers find very valuable, and I couldn’t be prouder of the team that made that happen. As People.ai enters its next phase of growth, I’ve chosen to step aside as CEO to dedicate myself to something deeply personal: helping scale the defense and drone technology emerging from Ukraine. Through this effort, I aim to help Ukraine persevere in the current war and assist the West in preventing the next one. Stay tuned for updates! I’m deeply grateful and fortunate to be able to take on this next chapter while continuing to support People.ai’s mission as a Member of the Board. Jason Ambrose, who has been the driving force behind our forward-looking strategy, will assume the role of CEO, effective today. His experience, clarity, and leadership will carry People.ai into an exciting new chapter. To everyone who has been part of this journey—our employees, customers, partners, investors, and friends—thank you. We’ve built something extraordinary together, and I’m confident that under Jason’s leadership, the best is yet to come.
👂 Listen up. We’ve got big news. After nearly a decade leading People.ai, Oleg Rogynskyy is passing the CEO baton to Jason Ambrose as part of a planned succession. Over the past year, Oleg and Jason have worked side by side, shaping company strategy and defining what’s next for our brand and product. Our mission will stay the same: help revenue teams get trusted answers they can act on. Jason brings more than 20 years of experience leading and scaling enterprise software companies at McKinsey, Anaplan, and Appirio. We’re confident he will turn vision into execution and build teams that deliver real results for our customers. Oleg built the foundation. He saw early on that the data behind every sales interaction could become the most valuable source of GTM intelligence inside a company. and knew the role of AI in the end-to-end sales process would enable sellers to focus on what they do best: selling. That idea put People.ai on the map and changed how revenue teams operate. Grateful for Oleg. Confident in what’s next. More in the comments.
Legend. You will be missed in the space.
Oleg Rogynskyy, congratulations on your success, and best of luck with your new endeavors! Hope to catch up soon in DC or CA.
Oleg, I have truly appreciated our time together and our mind meld on what should happen in the space. Very grateful to pick up the charge and even more excited for your new opportunity!
Thanks for bringing me along to be a part of this journey, Oleg! And thank you for your true dedication to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Wishing you all the best in this next chapter, Oleg Rogynskyy. It’s been great competing with you over the years — always admired your vision and drive to push the category forward. People.ai has achieved incredible things under your leadership, and your next mission is both inspiring and important. Congratulations and best of luck on what’s ahead.
Amazing run, Oleg! Grateful for the decade of partnership and friendship. Excited for the next phase of your life!!
Congratulations!!! Glad to have the opportunity to get to know you and Andrey Akselrod on your journey of building people.ai, even though we didn’t get the chance to actually work together.
Oleg Rogynskyy - Best of luck on the next stage of your journey, my friend
Vice President, Emerging Products/GM at ZoomInfo Marketing
3dProud of you and what we built. A truly once in a lifetime experience that I'll hold with me forever, along with the people we brought on through the journey. I'd goto to war with you any day my friend!