Top Anthropic product leader Cat Wu, one of the faces of Claude Code, has left the startup
Cat Wu exits Anthropic before its IPO. She helped boost Claude Code's success with Boris Cherny, making the AI startup a key player.
TL;DR
- Cat Wu, a top product manager at Anthropic, has left the company.
- Wu was a leader and evangelist for Anthropic's tool Claude Code.
- Claude Code became a significant product for Anthropic, increasing revenue and competition with OpenAI.
- Her departure occurs shortly before Anthropic's anticipated IPO.
- Thariq Shihipar, another Claude Code team member, also left last month.
- Wu joined Anthropic in summer 2024 and was instrumental in Claude Code's growth.
- She also oversaw Cowork, another Anthropic tool.
- Wu previously discussed her role in bringing Claude Code closer to the vision of artificial general intelligence.