GoKawiilOpenAI infrastructure chief Sachin Katti steps down, Uday Ruddarraju to take over
OpenAI's infrastructure lead Sachin Katti announced he is leaving the company after about a year, with his last day set for Nov. 15. He will remain as an advisor, while Uday Ruddarraju, currently OpenAI's CTO of compute, will take over leadership of the compute organization.
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OpenAI's compute organization oversees a roadmap tied to roughly $600 billion in planned spending through 2030 and multiple massive data center projects across states like Texas, Ohio and Georgia, so leadership continuity there carries real stakes for the company's model training and deployment capacity. The transition also comes as data center expansion faces growing public pushback over energy and water use, which could add pressure on Ruddarraju as he steps into the role.
- Sachin Katti is leaving his infrastructure role at OpenAI effective Nov. 15 but will stay on as an advisor.
- Uday Ruddarraju, OpenAI's current CTO of compute, will lead the compute organization going forward.
- The change comes amid rising public backlash against AI data centers over energy and resource concerns.
Source: cnbc.com — Ashley Capoot, 2026-10-14
Published there as: “OpenAI’s Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor”
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