Claude Code product lead Cat Wu leaves Anthropic for OpenAI to lead product management
Key points
- Cat Wu announced her departure from Anthropic on Nov. 4 and joined OpenAI on Nov. 5
- She was an early lead of Claude Code
- Several Claude Code team members have left since late October
Cat Wu announced her departure from Anthropic on Nov. 4 and joined OpenAI on Nov. 5 to handle product management for its core product team. She was an early lead of Claude Code, which the article says reached a $2.5 billion annualized run rate in February 2026. Several Claude Code team members have left since late October.
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