OpenAI's number 2 exec quits after a year, says 'Wish I'd listened to Zuckerberg'
Ashley Paul, Published on Jul 10th, 2026

OpenAI's number two executive, Fidji Simo, said she's quitting after just a year over a flare-up of POTS, a neuroimmune condition she's suffered from since 2019. Two years after her diagnosis, she'd refused a year-long medical leave offered by her then-employer, Facebook, she recalled. "[Mark] Zuckerberg told me I should play the long game. I wish I'd listened," she said.
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