Fidji Simo Tasked with Helping Monetize OpenAI

Born in Sète (Hérault), this 39-year-old businesswoman has been appointed Executive Director of Applications at OpenAI, the American artificial intelligence company that created ChatGPT. She has so far been CEO of Instacart, after spending 10 years at Facebook.

Fidji Simo tasked with helping monetize OpenAI

OpenAI’s soon-to-be CEO of Applications Fidji Simo is in the spotlight as the company plans to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO). A Wall Street Journal report notes she represents “a new generation of OpenAI leadership,” tasked with helping monetize the company during a period of rapid growth. Simo might even end up leading the earnings calls post-IPO. Simo had taken Instacart public last year, helping to break the longest tech IPO dr…

AI Insights: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo To Join OpenAI as CEO of Applications

OpenAI announced on May 7, 2025, that Fidji Simo, the current CEO and Chair of Instacart, will join OpenAI later this year as CEO of Applications. We discuss the implications of this move for the company and for the AI (artificial intelligence) race in general.The post AI Insights: Instacart CEO Fidji Simo To Join OpenAI as CEO of Applications appeared first on Coresight Research.