Anthropic Claude Code product lead moves to OpenAI
What happened
On 5 November 2026, The Decoder reported that Catherine Wu, product lead for Anthropic's Claude Code, has announced she is moving to OpenAI to lead product management for Core Products. According to the report, Wu said she wants to build agents that take work off users' hands while keeping them in control. Public reporting so far covers only her destination and new role; no departure date, handover arrangements or comment from Anthropic have been disclosed.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 4 h ago
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- The DecoderAnthropic loses product lead Catherine Wu behind Claude Code to OpenAI
Catherine Wu, the founding product lead for Claude Code, is leaving Anthropic for OpenAI, where she'll head up product management for "Core Products" and work directly with Codex lead Thibault Sottiaux. She's the third person to leave Anthropic's Claude Code team in just two weeks.
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