Instacart CEO Joins OpenAI for Strategic Application Leadership

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 3:20 am

OpenAI has confirmed the arrival of Instacart CEO Fidji Simo, who will head its applications business. This high-profile recruitment marks a decisive move to scale operations in the competitive AI landscape—proving that when it comes to leadership talent, even the formerly food-focused can venture into digital delicacies.

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theregister.com / OpenAI drafts Instacart boss as CEO of Apps to lure in the normies

A B2B, API move this ain't, in our view Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is leaving to become CEO of Applications at OpenAI, reporting directly to Sam Altman, the AI heavyweight announced on Thursday.…

siliconangle.com / OpenAI appoints former Instacart, Meta executive Fidji Simo CEO of Applications

OpenAI has appointed prominent tech executive Fidji Simo as its new chief executive officer of Applications. The artificial intelligence provider announced the move in a late Wednesday blog post. Simo will be responsible for several aspects of OpenAI’s business that were previously overseen by CEO…

arstechnica.com / Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications

Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.

theverge.com / OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app

OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to “focus on research, compute, and safety.” After joining Facebook in 2011, the company…

venturebeat.com / OpenAI names Instacart leader Fidji Simo as new CEO of Applications

Simo’s appointment may also hint at a broader productization push within OpenAI. Her background at Facebook and Instacart underscores...

theinformation.com / Instacart Stock Falls on Simo Departure - The Information

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the-decoder.com / New leadership position at OpenAI: Fidji Simo to scale AI products worldwide

OpenAI has appointed Fidji Simo as CEO of its new Applications division, reporting directly to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The article New leadership position at OpenAI: Fidji Simo to scale AI products worldwide appeared first on THE DECODER.

siliconrepublic.com / Instacart’s Fidji Simo is OpenAI’s new applications CEO

Simo is expected to leave Instacart in the coming months to take up her new role reporting directly to Sam Altman. Read more: Instacart’s Fidji Simo is OpenAI’s new applications CEO

theinformation.com / OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO For Major Leadership Role - The Information

OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO For Major Leadership Role The Information

winbuzzer.com / OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as Applications Chief

OpenAI appoints Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as its first CEO of Applications, signaling a major push to translate AI research into real-world products and scale its global deployment under Altman's continued leadership. The post OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as Applications Chief appeared…

wsj.com / OpenAI Hires Instacart CEO as Head of Applications

OpenAI said Instacart’s chief executive is joining the company to lead its applications business as the ChatGPT maker looks to scale its operations and drive growth.

techcrunch.com / Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is joining OpenAI

Simo, already a board member at OpenAI, will transition out of Instacart over the next few months and join the AI company full-time as Application CEO.

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