OpenAI 2Executive Fidji Simo resigns from full-time role after medical leave
OpenAI's head of product and business, Fidji Simo, 7 month 10 announced that she will step down from her full-time role and transition to a part-time advisory position. Simo took medical leave in 4 month, and decided to resign after recovery was delayed by a worsening of her chronic condition, POTS; her responsibilities will be shared by President Greg Brockman and 3 others.
OpenAI's head of product and business, Fidji Simo, 7 month 10 announced that she will step down from her full-time role and transition to a part-time advisory position. The news of the executive's role change comes as the company prepares for an IPO.
Simo took medical leave in 4 month for treatment and said she would resign from her full-time role because recovery took longer than expected due to a worsening of her chronic condition, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
The company said that responsibility for the product and business areas previously handled by Simo will be shared by President Greg Brockman, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar, and Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon.
Simo joined OpenAI last year. She previously led the IPO as chief executive of grocery delivery service Instacart and worked at Meta for more than years.10years.
Within OpenAI, Simo was reportedly said to have led the early development of a coding-focused “super app” and played a role in introducing advertising and health advice features to ChatGPT.
This announcement is one of the recently reported changes in the executive team. Additional disclosures regarding Simo’s role after the transition must be confirmed through a company announcement.
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