Business & Policy · first seen 14 October 2026, 15:41 UTC
OpenAI names Uday Ruddarraju to lead compute and infrastructure
Leadership churn in OpenAI's compute unit matters as data center capacity becomes the main competitive constraint.
OpenAI appointed former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju to lead its data center and computing units, as computing chief Sachin Katti is reported to depart in November.
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Coverage: 18 sources, in order 14 Oct 15:41 Bloomberg : OpenAI Names Uday Ruddarraju to Lead Data Center, Computing Unit 14 Oct 15:41 Bloomberg.com : OpenAI Names Uday Ruddarraju to Lead Data Center, Computing Unit 14 Oct 15:57 WSJ : Exclusive | OpenAI Computing Chief to Depart 14 Oct 16:17 Breakingthenews.net : OpenAI computing chief said to quit next month 14 Oct 16:29 Investing.com : OpenAI infrastructure lead Sachin Katti to depart next month, WSJ reports 14 Oct 16:35 Data Center Dynamics : OpenAI again shakes up compute leadership, with xAI exec Uday Ruddarraju to lead and Sachin Katti to leave 14 Oct 16:44 Yahoo Finance : Market Chatter: OpenAI Names Uday Ruddarraju to Lead Infrastructure and Compute Businesses 14 Oct 16:49 Yahoo Finance : OpenAI infrastructure lead Sachin Katti to depart next month, WSJ reports 14 Oct 16:49 Yahoo! Finance Canada : OpenAI infrastructure lead Sachin Katti to depart next month, WSJ reports 14 Oct 17:25 CNBC : OpenAI’s Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor 14 Oct 17:25 CNBC : OpenAI’s Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor 14 Oct 17:25 Quartz : OpenAI computing chief Sachin Katti is set to leave 14 Oct 19:01 Benzinga : OpenAI Hands Former xAI Executive The Keys To Its AI Infrastructure Empire 14 Oct 19:01 Yahoo Finance : OpenAI Hands Former xAI Executive the Keys to Its AI Infrastructure Empire 14 Oct 19:37 The Information : OpenAI’s Computing Lead Sachin Katti to Depart In November 14 Oct 19:40 PYMNTS AI : OpenAI Expands Uday Ruddarraju’s Role to Head Compute and Infrastructure Units 14 Oct 19:43 PYMNTS.com : OpenAI Expands Uday Ruddarraju’s Role to Head Compute and Infrastructure Units 14 Oct 21:05 The Next Web : OpenAI hands its data centre and compute operation to a former xAI executive ← Front page
Bloomberg: OpenAI Names Uday Ruddarraju to Lead Data Center, Computing Unit
WSJ: Exclusive | OpenAI Computing Chief to Depart
Breakingthenews.net: OpenAI computing chief said to quit next month
Investing.com: OpenAI infrastructure lead Sachin Katti to depart next month, WSJ reports
Data Center Dynamics: OpenAI again shakes up compute leadership, with xAI exec Uday Ruddarraju to lead and Sachin Katti to leave
Yahoo Finance: Market Chatter: OpenAI Names Uday Ruddarraju to Lead Infrastructure and Compute Businesses
Yahoo! Finance Canada: OpenAI infrastructure lead Sachin Katti to depart next month, WSJ reports
CNBC: OpenAI’s Sachin Katti to leave infrastructure role, stay on as advisor
Quartz: OpenAI computing chief Sachin Katti is set to leave
Benzinga: OpenAI Hands Former xAI Executive The Keys To Its AI Infrastructure Empire
The Information: OpenAI’s Computing Lead Sachin Katti to Depart In November
PYMNTS AI: OpenAI Expands Uday Ruddarraju’s Role to Head Compute and Infrastructure Units
The Next Web: OpenAI hands its data centre and compute operation to a former xAI executive