Fidji Simo is a consumer technology executive who serves as CEO of Applications at OpenAI, overseeing the company's applications business and reporting directly to Sam Altman. Fidji Simo's Twitter Score is 153 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #3,664 (top 1%) among 498,348 tracked accounts.
Fidji Simo joined OpenAI first as a member of its Board of Directors in March 2024, then was appointed CEO of Applications in May 2025. Previously, she served as CEO and Chair of Instacart, where she led the company through its 2023 IPO before departing for her current role at OpenAI. Before Instacart, she previously worked at the Facebook app, where she led the product and oversaw areas including News Feed, Stories, Groups, Video, Marketplace, Gaming, News, Dating, and Ads.
Fidji Simo founded Metrodora Institute and serves as President of Metrodora Foundation. She also co-founded Women in Product and co-founded ChronicleBio. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Shopify. Fidji Simo's account has published 1,748 posts and has 699,701 followers as of October 2026. She has been mentioned by 129 accounts, with 242 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Fidji Simo include 603 founders, 197 angel investors, 99 influencers and 7 VCs, among them Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen, 6529, Udi Wertheimer, Garry Tan and Jesse Powell.