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OpenAI's No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a possible IPO and races to catch Anthropic in the enterprise market.
OpenAI's Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company's AGI chief and is transitioning to being a "part-time advisor," she said on X. The news follows Simo's original announcement in April that she would take a few weeks of medical leave due to a neuroimmune condition, shortly after she had taken on the AGI chief title. (She had formerly been the company's CEO of applications). Around the same time, COO Brad Lightcap also stepped down from his role to focus on "special projects," and OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch also stepped down in order to focus on her health. Rouch planned to return to a "more narrowly scoped role" when her health … Read the full story at The Verge.
The move comes after Simo took significant medical leave. She will stay on as a part-time advisor.
Simo's shift to a part-time role may slow OpenAI's product momentum, raising concerns about leadership stability and strategic direction. The post OpenAI’s applications chief Fidji Simo steps back to part-time advisory role amid chronic illness appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
