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# OpenAI Applications Chief Fidji Simo Steps Down Due to Illness

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**Published:** July 10, 2026  
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## Overview

Fidji Simo is stepping down from her role as CEO of Applications at OpenAI and transitioning to being a part-time adviser due to a chronic medical condition. Simo said in a Thursday (July 9) post on X that she had been on medical leave for three months, that she learned that her road to recovery […] The post OpenAI Applications Chief Fidji Simo Steps Down Due to Illness appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

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