Anthropic's claude code product lead cat wu departs company

Cat Wu, the product lead for Anthropic's Claude Code, has left the artificial intelligence company. Wu announced on X that Friday marked her final day with Anthropic, though she did not specify the reason for her departure or her future plans. Wu was previously responsible for overseeing two key Anthropic products: Claude Code and Cowork. Her tenure at Anthropic began in August 2024, initially in a product manager role focused on research before transitioning to product management for the aforementioned AI tools. Prior to joining Anthropic, Wu gained experience as an engineer at Scale AI and Dagster, and subsequently moved into the venture capital sector at Index Ventures.