Fiji Simo

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A high-profile technology executive who left Instacart to become the CEO of Apps at OpenAI. Her move is cited as strong evidence of the significant talent concentration occurring at OpenAI.


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Summary

Fidji Simo, born on October 5, 1985, is a prominent French-American businesswoman known for her significant roles in the tech industry. She is set to become the CEO of Applications at OpenAI, marking a notable talent migration within the tech sector, especially in the context of AI disruption and competition between major companies like Google and OpenAI. Prior to this, Simo served as the outgoing CEO of Instacart and spent a decade as a top executive at Facebook, where she led the Facebook division. Beyond her corporate roles, she is also a co-founder and president of the Metrodora Institute, a health clinic and research institute, and holds board positions at both OpenAI and Shopify.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Name

    Fidji Simo

  • President

    The Metrodora Foundation

  • Co-founder

    Metrodora Institute

  • Nationality

    French-American

  • Board Member

    Shopify

  • Current Role

    Incoming CEO of Applications at OpenAI

  • Date of Birth

    1985-10-05

  • Previous Role

    Head of Facebook

  • Place of Origin

    Small fishing town in southern France

Timeline
  • Born. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1985-10-05

  • Spent a decade as a top executive at Facebook, leading the Facebook division. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Prior to 2021

  • Became CEO of Instacart. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2021-08-02

  • Co-founded the Metrodora Institute, a health clinic and research institute. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Undated

  • Became President of The Metrodora Foundation. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Undated

  • Joined the Board of Directors at OpenAI and Shopify. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Undated

  • Announced as the incoming CEO of Applications at OpenAI, exemplifying talent migration in the AI sector. (Source: Wikipedia, Document 6358cabc-860d-4ddd-80ec-d4393b2c9b47)

    2024-06-03

Fidji Simo

Fidji Simo (born 5 October 1985) is a French-American businesswoman and the incoming CEO of Applications at OpenAI and the outgoing CEO of Instacart. Prior to OpenAI and Instacart she spent a decade at Facebook where she was one of the top executives as the Head of Facebook. She co-founded the Metrodora Institute, a health clinic and research institute, and is currently president of The Metrodora Foundation. She is on the Board of Directors at OpenAI and Shopify.

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    From a small fishing town in southern France to the CEO of Instacart, Fidji Simo's journey is anything but conventional.

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  • Simione Kuruvoli (rugby union) - Wikipedia

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  • Fiji national football team - Wikipedia

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