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OpenAI data center head Chris Malone departs amid executive exodus

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Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal. His departure follows an infrastructure org reshuffle that moved his reporting line away from President Greg Brockman to Vice President Sachin Katti, and adds to a string of high-level executive exits as OpenAI heads toward an IPO and increases computing spending.

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  1. Techmeme
    Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)

    Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal : Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus — Chris Malone joins a string of recent high-level executive departures as the AI giant heads toward an IPO and ramps up its spending on computing power

  2. Hacker Newsroot-parent
    OpenAI's Head of Data Centers Has Left the CompanyHN
  3. TechCrunch AILucas Ropek
    OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues

    Before Malone left, OpenAI had already reshuffled its infrastructure org, shifting his reporting line away from President Greg Brockman and putting Vice President Sachin Katti in charge of the group.