Overview
Co-founder of wordpress and CEO/chairman of automattic. Leads the open-source WordPress project independently of Automattic corporate governance.
Recent Developments
- 2026-09-12: Returned as Automattic CEO after resisting board’s September 9 paid-leave vote (2026-09-12-automattic-mullenweg-returns-ceo)
- 2026-09-09: Board (Davies, Dunwoody, Schneider, Decker vs. Mullenweg) voted to place him on leave; he received resolution ~50 minutes before meeting
- Claimed CFO Mark Davies “conspired” with board members; removed Slack admins during transition dispute
- Remains on Automattic board and WordPress project leader throughout