OpenAI’s Sachin Katti steps down as infrastructure lead
Sachin Katti, OpenAI’s infrastructure lead, announced on Wednesday he will leave his role after about a year at the company. Uday Ruddarraju, OpenAI’s CTO of compute, will take over the infrastructure team, which oversees the company’s compute roadmap and data center projects in states like Ohio, Texas, and Georgia.
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- Sachin Katti leaves OpenAI’s infrastructure lead role after about a year, effective November 15
- Uday Ruddarraju, former xAI infrastructure head, will replace Katti as compute CTO
- OpenAI’s compute team manages $600B+ spend goal by 2030 and data centers in Ohio, Texas, Georgia
Katti’s departure follows a series of high-profile exits this year, including Fidji Simo, Brad Lightcap, and Denise Dresser. OpenAI President Greg Brockman previously told CNBC the departures are typical for a fast-growing company. Infrastructure remains critical to OpenAI’s strategy, with the company targeting roughly $600 billion in compute spend by 2030. The timing coincides with growing political opposition to AI data centers over concerns about energy, water use, and local disruption.
OpenAI’s Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor
CNBC Technology · 14 October 2026
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