Fidji Simo
Jul 9, 2026
OpenAINext role not statedMedical leave ran longer than expected, so she moves to a part-time advisory role.
Chief Technology Officer move
Barret ZophLeaves Thinking Machines Lab for OpenAI
DepartedChief Technology Officer
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OpenAIAnnounced
Jan 14, 2026
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Excited to welcome Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz back to OpenAI!
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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.
- Poached
Fidji Simo
May 7, 2025
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- Appointed
Soumith Chintala
Jan 14, 2026
Not statedNamed CTO as a seasoned leader and major contributor to the team.
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