Chris, the current CEO, was looking for his own replacement. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/08/17/github-ceo-chris-wanstrath-to-step-down/#3eb7e3

Chris, the current CEO, was looking for his own replacement. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/08/17/github-ceo-chris-wanstrath-to-step-down/#3eb7e3009ead https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/08/17/github-ce... The fact that he is now a technical fellow, it seems to me that this is the ideal outcome for all the parties involved.