GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke will leave his position at the end of the year. He joined the developer platform from Microsoft in 2021.

(Reuters) -GitHub Chief Executive Thomas Dohmke said on Monday he will leave the Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform to launch a new startup, capping a tenure that included a major push into artificial intelligence through the company's Copilot products.

Thomas Dohmke is calling it quits as GitHub’s CEO after nearly four years at the helm, marking a significant shift in how Microsoft manages one of its most valuable acquisitions. The departure signals Microsoft’s push to bring GitHub even closer to its artificial intelligence ambitions.