Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said Monday that she will be stepping down and transitioning to the company’s Chief Innovation Officer. Graber announced the transition in a post on the platform.
“As Bluesky matures, the company needs a seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution, while I return to what I do best: building new things,” Graber wrote.
The announcement names Toni Schneider, former CEO of Automattic and a partner at True Ventures, as the interim CEO. Automattic is the parent company of WordPress.
Graber wrote in the announcement that both Automattic and True Ventures are investors in Bluesky.
Bluesky was founded within Twitter by Jack Dorsey in 2019. The app gained popularity as an alternative to X, following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.
