Alain Chung
Go-To-Market @ OpenAI
OpenAI
ex-GoogleThanks for stopping by. I'm a community builder, sales professional, and someone you can count on.
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My biggest life achievement was to backpack around the world on a shoestring. I now channel that grittiness to partnering with companies that will change the world by leveraging AI.
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- OPENAIJOB
- GTM - Account Dir3M
GTM - Account Director
OpenAI
Supporting Digital Native Enterprise sales.
- GOOGLEJOB
- Google Cloud Account Execu…4Y 9M
Google Cloud Account Executive
Google
Supported Strategic Startups, Digital Natives, and Mid-market sales. + 2x Cloud Club (top 5% sales performer) + 2x Award for culture leadership + Promoted to Senior + Public conference speaker
- Venture Capital Partnerships4Y
Venture Capital Partnerships
Google
+ Co-built the practice at Google Cloud Canada + Mentored founders in Google for Startups Canada Accelerators
- GOOGLE DEEPMINDJOB
- GTM10M
Go-To-Market
Google DeepMind
Advising Google DeepMind incubation projects on go-to-market (GTM) strategy
- TRAVEL FLIP-FLOPSJOB
- Co-Founder and Advisor8Y 11M
Co-Founder and Advisor
Travel Flip-Flops
Travel Flip-Flops is an influencer marketing firm in the travel industry in China. The company the top brand across Chinese social media (Xiaohongshu, Wechat, Ctrip, Fliggy) and is sales-oriented. Check us out: weibo.com/travelflipflops
- CISCOJOB
- Cyber Security Sales Speci…1Y 11M
Cyber Security Sales Specialist
Cisco
+ Supporting Large Enterprise & Public Sector cybersecurity sales + 140% sales achievement in 2020 and 2021
- Account Mgr1Y 1M
Account Manager
Cisco
+ Supported Mid-Market sales + 160% sales achievement in 2019
- Sales Eng7Y 5M
Sales Engineer
Cisco
+ Supported Mid-Market and Large Enterprise sales + Completed 12-month intensive Sales & Engineering program + Sales Champion (2015), Sales Achiever (2013, 2014)
- Lab Administrator - Sales…1Y
Lab Administrator - Sales Engineering
Cisco
- TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLDJOB
- Sabbatical1Y
Sabbatical
Traveling around the world
50+ countries by train, bus, planes. Countless human connections, hostels, and life lessons. I recommend intentional travel sabbaticals to anyone seeking adventure, nourishment for the soul, and who want to stay curious.
- GATEWAY LANGUAGE VILLAGEJOB
- English Second Language Te…1Y
English Second Language Teacher
Gateway Language Village
+ Taught English as a 2nd language in immersion + 20% project as Software Engineer for Admin Office
- ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADAJOB
- Junior Fellow1Y 3M
Junior Fellow
Engineers Without Borders Canada
+ Established a partnership with one of EWB’s strongest partners in Burkina Faso + Led recruiting, public outreach, fundraising in Canada
- PRESIMAJOB
- Software Eng7M
Software Engineer
Presima
+ Full-stack FinTech app (VB.NET, ASP.NET, DHTML, Javascript, AJAX) + Product discovery and software architecture
- Job: OpenAI — GTM - Account Director · 2026-07 – present · 1 mo — Supporting Digital Native Enterprise sales.
- Job: Google — Google Cloud Account Executive · 2021-11 – 2026-08 · 4y 9mo — Supported Strategic Startups, Digital Natives, and Mid-market sales. + 2x Cloud Club (top 5% sales performer) + 2x Award for culture leadership + Promoted to Senior + Public conference speaker
- Job: Google — Venture Capital Partnerships · 2022-06 – 2026-06 · 4y — + Co-built the practice at Google Cloud Canada + Mentored founders in Google for Startups Canada Accelerators
- Job: Google DeepMind — Go-To-Market · 2025-08 – 2026-06 · 10 mo — Advising Google DeepMind incubation projects on go-to-market (GTM) strategy
- Job: Travel Flip-Flops — Co-Founder and Advisor · 2017-07 – 2026-06 · 8y 11mo — Travel Flip-Flops is an influencer marketing firm in the travel industry in China. The company the top brand across Chinese social media (Xiaohongshu, Wechat, Ctrip, Fliggy) and is sales-oriented. Check us out: weibo.com/travelflipflops
- Job: Cisco — Cyber Security Sales Specialist · 2019-12 – 2021-11 · 1y 11mo — + Supporting Large Enterprise & Public Sector cybersecurity sales + 140% sales achievement in 2020 and 2021
- Job: Cisco — Account Manager · 2018-12 – 2020-01 · 1y 1mo — + Supported Mid-Market sales + 160% sales achievement in 2019
- Job: Cisco — Sales Engineer · 2011-07 – 2018-12 · 7y 5mo — + Supported Mid-Market and Large Enterprise sales + Completed 12-month intensive Sales & Engineering program + Sales Champion (2015), Sales Achiever (2013, 2014)
- Job: Cisco — Lab Administrator - Sales Engineering · 2010-07 – 2011-07 · 1y
- Job: Traveling around the world — Sabbatical · 2016-07 – 2017-07 · 1y — 50+ countries by train, bus, planes. Countless human connections, hostels, and life lessons. I recommend intentional travel sabbaticals to anyone seeking adventure, nourishment for the soul, and who want to stay curious.
- Job: Gateway Language Village — English Second Language Teacher · 2009-04 – 2010-04 · 1y — + Taught English as a 2nd language in immersion + 20% project as Software Engineer for Admin Office
- Job: Engineers Without Borders Canada — Junior Fellow · 2007-01 – 2008-04 · 1y 3mo — + Established a partnership with one of EWB’s strongest partners in Burkina Faso + Led recruiting, public outreach, fundraising in Canada
- Job: Presima — Software Engineer · 2006-09 – 2007-04 · 7 mo — + Full-stack FinTech app (VB.NET, ASP.NET, DHTML, Javascript, AJAX) + Product discovery and software architecture
- School: Concordia University — B. Eng, Computer Engineering; Cooperative Education
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