Barret Zoph
Jan 14, 2026
Returns to OpenAI.
Chief Executive move
Fidji SimoJoins OpenAI as CEO of Applications
PoachedChief Executive
Announced
May 7, 2025
Effective
Not stated
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News
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Why, in the source's words
Simo, already a board member at OpenAI, will transition out of Instacart over the next few months and join the AI company full-time later this year.
Fidji Simo's moves
- Jul 9, 2026Departed
Medical leave ran longer than expected, so she moves to a part-time advisory role.
- May 7, 2025Poached
Also at these companies
- Departed
- Poached
Sachin Katti
Nov 10, 2025
Will build out OpenAI compute infrastructure for artificial general intelligence.
- Appointed
Vijaye Raji
Sep 2, 2025
Reports to Fidji Simo and heads product engineering for ChatGPT, Codex and future apps.
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