OpenAI’s CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, Is Stepping Down
The move comes after Simo took significant medical leave. She will stay on as a part-time adviser.
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OpenAI's CEO of AGI Deployment, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role and transitioning to part-time adviser following a monthslong medical leave for a worsening chronic neuroimmune condition. Simo had been hired to oversee product and business organizations so that the company's CEO could focus on research and data center development. Her departure comes as part of a broader executive reorganization at OpenAI, with other leaders taking on new responsibilities in product strategy and oversight. The company is concentrating on core products ahead of a planned IPO expected in 2027, including merging teams to build a unified product experience and shutting down other projects.
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