# Why Merge CEO Shensi Ding stays hands-on with Codex

**Published:** October 28, 2026
**Author:** OpenAI
**Source:** YouTube — OpenAI Official
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/why-merge-ceo-shensi-ding-stays-hands-on-with-codex

“If you're an executive, you are the ceiling for AI fluency for your organization.” Merge co-founder and CEO Shensi Ding manages the non-R&D side of the business. She also codes. Using Codex, she asked it to help redesign a feature using the product’s existing design system. She…

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