Sachin Katti to Leave OpenAI Infrastructure Role

Oct 15, 2026
Sachin Katti will leave his role as OpenAI's infrastructure and compute lead on November 15 but will remain an advisor. Compute CTO Uday Ruddarraju will replace him.

OpenAI infrastructure and compute lead Sachin Katti will leave his role on November 15 and remain an advisor, according to CNBC. Katti said he plans to build something new after roughly a year at the company.

Compute CTO Uday Ruddarraju will replace Katti and lead OpenAI's overall compute organization. Ruddarraju previously led infrastructure engineering at xAI.

The compute organization manages the infrastructure used to train and serve OpenAI's models. The company is targeting about $600 billion in total compute spending by 2030 and is involved in large data center projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia.

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