{"id":2781,"date":"2026-07-10T04:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:52:30","slug":"openai-executive-fidji-simo-to-step-down-to-focus-on-health-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2781","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo to Step Down to Focus on Health Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/fidji-simo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fidji-simo\" data-tag=\"fidji-simo\">Fidji Simo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/openai\/\" id=\"auto-tag_openai\" data-tag=\"openai\">OpenAI<\/a>\u2019s CEO of AGI Deployment and the company\u2019s No. 2 executive, will step down from her full-time role following a three-month medical leave, she said in a note on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThree months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness I\u2019ve lived with for seven years,\u201d\u00a0she wrote on X. \u201cDuring that time, it became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated \u2014 and that I needed to focus on it fully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSimo will transition to a part-time role within the company, and she said she believes the best use of AI is to help cure diseases. She thanked CEO Sam Altman, president Greg Brockman and the company\u2019s board for supporting her throughout the leave, which started in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cMore than ever, I believe that some of the most important opportunities for AI lie in helping people solve real problems in their daily lives: their health, their finances, their time and the everyday burdens that shape human experience,\u201d\u00a0she wrote, later adding, \u201cFor now, my focus is recovery. 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