--- title: "OpenAI Replaces Head of Compute Infrastructure Amid $750B Data Center Plans" description: "OpenAI is preparing a leadership change for its compute infrastructure division: Sachin Katti will leave the company in mid-November and be replaced by Uday Ruddaraju. The reshuffle comes amid plans to spend up to $750 billion on data centers by 2030." date: 2026-10-17T02:05:11.146Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/openai-replaces-compute-infrastructure-head tags: [openai, ai-infrastructure, data-center, stargate, sachin-katti, uday-ruddaraju, nvidia, aws] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # OpenAI Replaces Head of Compute Infrastructure Amid $750B Data Center Plans ![A man in a business suit speaking at a conference against the background of screens with AI graphics](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/17/openai-menyaet-glavu-vychislitelnoy-infrastruktury/openai-menyaet-glavu-vychislitelnoy-infrastruktury-1.webp) ## Key Points - Sachin Katti will leave OpenAI in the middle of next month, retaining an advisory role; the decision was planned to be announced to employees on Wednesday. - His position will be taken by Uday Ruddaraju, promoted this summer to chief technology officer of the division; he will report directly to President Greg Brockman. - Under Katti, OpenAI secured deals with AWS and leased a 10-GW SB Energy data center backed by Nvidia guarantees, while Stargate talks with SoftBank and Oracle had to be handled separately. - By 2030, OpenAI plans to direct up to $750 billion toward compute infrastructure. OpenAI is preparing for another leadership reshuffle in one of its most critical departments — the team responsible for developing its proprietary compute infrastructure. According to The Wall Street Journal, Head of Compute Infrastructure Sachin Katti will leave the company in the middle of next month while retaining an advisory role. The upcoming departure was planned to be announced to employees this coming Wednesday, but after the information leaked, the timeline and format of the announcement may change. According to the publication, this is not the only personnel change in the specialized division. ### Who is Sachin Katti and what did he do at OpenAI Sachin Katti worked at OpenAI for about a year, having joined the company late last year. Prior to that, starting in 2021, he headed the artificial intelligence division at Intel Corporation. At OpenAI, his responsibilities included organizing cooperation with partners to develop the compute infrastructure necessary for progress in creating new AI models. Since July, he has held the position of Vice President of GPT Compute Strategy and Infrastructure. Upon leaving OpenAI, Katti stated that he is looking for new career opportunities. ### Challenges with the Stargate project and partner negotiations The division led by Katti faced a number of practical difficulties, which is clearly illustrated by the Stargate project aimed at building gigantic data centers in the United States. OpenAI's negotiations with SoftBank and Oracle as part of this project did not yield the desired result, forcing the company to negotiate with the two partners separately. At the same time, under Katti, agreements were reached with Amazon (AWS) to use this cloud provider's computing power for OpenAI's needs. In August of this year, the company also agreed to lease a 10-gigawatt SB Energy data center backed by Nvidia's financial guarantees. ### Who will take his place Sachin Katti's position will be taken by Uday Ruddaraju, who was promoted this summer to chief technology officer of the specialized division. The new leader will report directly to OpenAI President Greg Brockman. This management structure essentially underscores the strategic importance of computing infrastructure for the entire company and helps shorten the approval chain at a time when required capacity volumes are growing at an unprecedented pace. ### Scale of infrastructure investments The leadership change comes against the backdrop of unprecedented financial plans: by 2030, OpenAI intends to channel up to $750 billion into the development of compute infrastructure. At such a scale, observers note, work in this direction will certainly intensify, meaning that requirements for division management and the speed of concluding deals with cloud providers and data center operators will only increase. Replacing Katti with Ruddaraju, who is already deeply immersed in the technical issues of the division, looks like a logical step to maintain the pace of infrastructure construction to meet the growing needs of AI models. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [OpenAI готовится потратить $750 млрд на инфраструктуру, но внезапно меняет главу направления window-new](https://3dnews.ru/1150021/openai-gotovitsya-potratit-750-mlrd-na-infrastrukturu-no-vnezapno-menyaet-glavu-napravleniya) - Primary source: departure of Sachin Katti, appointment of Uday Ruddaraju, Stargate details, deals with AWS and SB Energy/Nvidia, $750 billion plan until 2030. Reference to The Wall Street Journal as the source of information regarding employee notification timelines. ## FAQ ### Who is leaving OpenAI and when? Compute Infrastructure Director Sachin Katti, who worked at the company for about a year. According to The Wall Street Journal, he is set to leave OpenAI in the middle of next month while retaining an advisory role. ### Who will take his place? Uday Ruddaraju, who was promoted this summer to chief technology officer of the specialized division. He will report directly to OpenAI President Greg Brockman. ### How much does OpenAI plan to spend on infrastructure? By 2030, the company intends to direct up to $750 billion toward the development of compute infrastructure. ### What infrastructure deals were concluded under Katti? Agreements with Amazon (AWS) to use cloud compute power, as well as the lease of a 10-GW SB Energy data center backed by Nvidia financial guarantees (August 2026). Stargate project negotiations with SoftBank and Oracle were conducted separately.