OpenAI's Data Center Chief Departs Amid Infrastructure Shakeup
OpenAI has lost another senior leader, this time from its data center operations team, continuing a pattern of high-profile exits from the company this year. The departure comes shortly after OpenAI restructured its infrastructure organization, shifting oversight away from President Greg Brockman and placing it under Vice President Sachin Katti instead.
While OpenAI hasn't detailed the reasons behind the reorg or the exit, the timing suggests internal friction as the company races to secure enough compute capacity to support its AI ambitions. Data center strategy has become one of OpenAI's most consequential and expensive priorities, given the massive infrastructure commitments tied to training and running frontier models.
The move adds to a growing list of departures from OpenAI's leadership ranks in 2026, raising questions about internal stability even as the company pushes forward with aggressive compute expansion plans.