
Instacart’s CEO is about to take the reins of a big chunk of OpenAI
Hayden Field
created: July 21, 2025, 5:12 p.m. | updated: July 22, 2025, 11:42 a.m.
Instacart’s CEO, Fidji Simo, will start her new role as an OpenAI executive on August 18th, leading at least one-third of the company and reporting directly to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Simo will be “CEO of Applications,” tasked with scaling and growing the tech’s use cases.
In a memo to employees, which was also published on OpenAI’s blog, Simo wrote she was most excited for AI-led healthcare breakthroughs.
Her appointment came at the same time as CEO Sam Altman regained his board seat, after an internal investigation of the lead-up to his ouster.
Simo will remain as CEO through the company’s earnings in early August and then transition into her role at OpenAI.
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