Jay Graber is stepping down as CEO of Bluesky and will become its chief innovation officer. Advisor Toni Schneider, former CEO of Automattic, will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement.
Bluesky, which originated as a Twitter project under Jack Dorsey and became independent in 2021, has grown to over 40 million users. It positions itself as an alternative to X (formerly Twitter).
The platform experienced a significant influx of users in November 2024 following the U.S. presidential election and changes to X's terms of service.
Main topics: Bluesky CEO leadership change, company background and growth, user migration from X.
Jay Graber is stepping down as the CEO of Bluesky and will transition to the role of chief innovation officer at the social media platform.
Graber, who was named to lead Bluesky âin â 2021, will â be replaced by advisor Toni Schneider as interim CEO, she said in a blog posted to the company's website.
Bluesky, with more than 40 million users, was one of the apps looking to be an alternative â to the âplatform formerly known as Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover of the â company.
It was started by Jack Dorsey as a project within Twitter in 2019 and was set up as an independent company in 2021.
Schneider, the former CEO of Automattic and a partner at True Ventures, has been an investor and âadvisor to Bluesky for the past two years.
Bluesky's board has begun a search for a permanent â CEO.
Bluesky saw an influx of users in November 2024 as people fled X, formerly called Twitter, after Donald Trump was elected U.S. President and a change to the terms of service threatened to complicate legal challenges for the Elon Musk-owned platform.
Graber, who was named to lead Bluesky âin â 2021, will â be replaced by advisor Toni Schneider as interim CEO, she said in a blog posted to the company's website.
Bluesky, with more than 40 million users, was one of the apps looking to be an alternative â to the âplatform formerly known as Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover of the â company.
It was started by Jack Dorsey as a project within Twitter in 2019 and was set up as an independent company in 2021.
Schneider, the former CEO of Automattic and a partner at True Ventures, has been an investor and âadvisor to Bluesky for the past two years.
Bluesky's board has begun a search for a permanent â CEO.
Bluesky saw an influx of users in November 2024 as people fled X, formerly called Twitter, after Donald Trump was elected U.S. President and a change to the terms of service threatened to complicate legal challenges for the Elon Musk-owned platform.
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