Yaccarino announced her departure on X, saying that she is “immensely grateful” to Elon Musk for taking her on in 2023.

Musk tapped Yaccarino to replace him as CEO in 2023, shortly after purchasing the platform, then called Twitter, for $44 billion in October 2022. He said Yaccarino would focus primarily on Twitter's business while he focused on product design and new technology.

Linda Yaccarino said she is stepping down from her role as CEO of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Yaccarino, who previously served as an advertising executive at NBCUniversal, took the helm of X two years ago. In a post on X announcing her departure, Yaccarino thanked Musk for the opportunity.