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Instacart CEO Fidji Simo Joins OpenAI Leadership

CosmicTaco · 2025-05-09T11:22:08.301832+05:30

- Fidji Simo, current CEO of Instacart, is set to join OpenAI as CEO of Applications, enhancing the AI company's operations. - Simo will report to OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, who will continue to oversee research, compute, and applications. - As a board member, Simo has already impacted OpenAI and will transition out of Instacart over the next few months. - Her extensive experience at Meta and Instacart positions her well to scale OpenAI's traditional company functions. - Simo expressed her commitment to guiding OpenAI's applications toward public benefit, emphasizing the organization's transformative potential. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/instacart-ceo-fidji-simo-is-joining-openai/)

Fidji Simo, current CEO of Instacart, is set to join OpenAI as CEO of Applications, enhancing the AI company's operations.
Simo will report to OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, who will continue to oversee research, compute, and applications.
As a board member, Simo has already impacted OpenAI and will transition out of Instacart over the next few months.
Her extensive experience at Meta and Instacart positions her well to scale OpenAI's traditional company functions.
Simo expressed her commitment to guiding OpenAI's applications toward public benefit, emphasizing the organization's transformative potential.

Source: TechCrunch

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