OpenAI's No. 2 executive steps down over health issues
Summary
Fidji Simo is leaving her role as OpenAI’s head of product and business due to worsening health from a chronic illness called POTS. She will continue to advise OpenAI part-time while the company’s president is handling product responsibilities during her absence.Key Facts
- Fidji Simo stepped down because of a serious worsening of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a condition diagnosed in 2019.
- She began medical leave in April before officially resigning from her full-time role.
- OpenAI President Greg Brockman took over product duties during her medical leave.
- Simo will stay at OpenAI as a part-time advisor after stepping down.
- CEO Sam Altman expressed sadness about her departure and wished her a quick recovery.
- Simo joined OpenAI in 2025 after leading Instacart through its public offering and working over ten years at Meta.
- She was hired to help grow OpenAI’s business as the company moved from research to real-world AI products.
- The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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