OpenAI Exec Fidji Simo Transitions to Advisory Role
智东西 · wechat · 2026-07-10
Reports indicate that Fidji Simo, effectively OpenAI's "number two" executive, has announced via an internal memo that she is stepping down from her full-time role to become a part-time advisor. She previously led OpenAI's strategic transformation and the early stages of the "super app" initiative, which resulted in the new ChatGPT app, and played a key role in restructuring the product and commercialization teams.
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