Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, has announced his decision to leave the code-hosting service to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey. Dohmke stated that this marks the end of a significant period during which the company made substantial advancements in AI,

Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, will step down to launch a new startup as the platform reaches record growth driven by Microsoft's Copilot.

"GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsoft’s CoreAI organization, with more details shared soon," Dohmke wrote. "I’ll be staying through the end of 2025 to help guide the transition and am leaving with a deep sense of pride in everything we’ve built as a remote-first organization spread around the world."