GoKawiilMeta's infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan to step down, Dave Brown to succeed him
Meta confirmed that Santosh Janardhan, its longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering since 2009, is leaving the role. Dave Brown, who joined Meta as vice president of infrastructure earlier this year after 19 years at Amazon, will take over. Janardhan will stay on temporarily in an advisory role tied to Meta Compute before departing next year.
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The transition comes as Meta ramps up data center and compute spending to compete in the AI race, making infrastructure leadership increasingly central to the company's strategy. Janardhan's internal memo reportedly referenced wanting to 'pass the baton,' though Meta has not disclosed a specific reason for the change, leaving room for speculation about internal priorities. Brown's cloud and AI infrastructure background at Amazon could signal Meta's intent to lean further into large-scale compute buildout.
- Santosh Janardhan, Meta's head of infrastructure since 2009, is stepping down from the role.
- Dave Brown, a 19-year Amazon veteran who joined Meta this year, will replace him.
- Janardhan will transition into an advisory role on Meta Compute before fully departing next year.
Source: techcrunch.com — Lucas Ropek, 2026-11-11
Published there as: “Meta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure”
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