# Didier Rodrigues Lopes

> Didier Rodrigues Lopes is founder and former CEO, OpenBB; co-founder of OpenBQ. OpenBB on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Founder and former CEO, OpenBB; co-founder, OpenBQ.

Didier Rodrigues Lopes wrote the first code of Gamestonk Terminal in December 2020, the project that became OpenBB, and led OpenBB as chief executive for five years. When the company wound down in 2026 and released its products under the Apache 2.0 licence, he co-founded OpenBQ with BrightQuery's Jose Plehn-Dujowich to steward its technology.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/didier-lopes/
- X: https://x.com/didier_lopes
- GitHub: https://github.com/DidierRLopes

## What Didier builds

- [OpenBB](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openbb.md), graded C, 60.6/100, in Data providers. OpenBB's Open Data Platform (ODP) is an open-source Python toolkit that connects public and exchange data sources, such as FRED, SEC EDGAR, the IMF and Cboe, and exposes them through Python, a local REST API and an MCP server. Founder and former CEO, OpenBB; co-founder, OpenBQ, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Ihsan Saracgil](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ihsan-saracgil/), CPO, OpenBB, until its wind-down in 2026
- [Jose Plehn-Dujowich](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jose-plehn-dujowich/), Co-founder, OpenBQ; founder and CEO, BrightQuery
- [Minh Hoang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/minh-hoang/), Head of Product, OpenBB, until its wind-down in 2026
- [Theodore Aptekarev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/theodore-aptekarev/), CTO, OpenBB, until its wind-down in 2026

## Backed by

- [OSS Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oss-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Didier Rodrigues Lopes?

Didier Rodrigues Lopes wrote the first code of Gamestonk Terminal in December 2020, the project that became OpenBB, and led OpenBB as chief executive for five years. When the company wound down in 2026 and released its products under the Apache 2.0 licence, he co-founded OpenBQ with BrightQuery's Jose Plehn-Dujowich to steward its technology.

### What does OpenBB Inc. (code stewarded by OpenBQ) make?

Anchor Terminal lists OpenBB from OpenBB Inc. (code stewarded by OpenBQ). OpenBB's Open Data Platform (ODP) is an open-source Python toolkit that connects public and exchange data sources, such as FRED, SEC EDGAR, the IMF and Cboe, and exposes them through Python, a local REST API and an MCP server.

### Who has invested in OpenBB Inc. (code stewarded by OpenBQ)?

The sources our research read name OSS Capital.

### How are Didier's tools graded?

OpenBB is graded C, 60.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://openbb.co/
- https://openbb.co/contact/
- https://openbb.co/company/about/
- https://openbb.co/blog/openbb-belongs-to-everyone/
- https://github.com/DidierRLopes

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