OpenAI No.2 executive Fidji Simo will leave her full‑time role after medical leave and transition to a part‑time adviser, people familiar with the matter said. In a staff letter she said her health has deteriorated and recovery will take longer than expected. Simo, who was handpicked by CEO Sam Altman to lead OpenAI’s product and commercial units and had been widely expected to take on larger post‑IPO responsibilities, departs amid recent executive reshuffles as the company prepares a possible I

OpenAI No.2 executive Fidji Simo will leave her full‑time role after medical leave and transition to a part‑time adviser, people familiar with the matter said. In a staff letter she said her health has deteriorated and recovery will take longer than expected. Simo, who was handpicked by CEO Sam Altman to lead OpenAI’s product and commercial units and had been widely expected to take on larger post‑IPO responsibilities, departs amid recent executive reshuffles as the company prepares a possible IPO as early as this year and pushes to catch Anthropic in the enterprise market; Altman will need to identify a successor.