OpenAI Infrastructure and Compute Lead Sachin Katti Resigns

OpenAI's infrastructure and compute lead Sachin Katti has resigned after about a year in the role, with former xAI engineering executive Uday Ruddarraju stepping in as his successor. Katti is expected to remain connected to the company in an advisory capacity. This departure represents another significant leadership change amid a broader wave of high-profile exits at OpenAI. As the former lead of the massive 'Stargate' project, Katti's exit marks a transition in how OpenAI manages its ambitious multi-billion dollar computing infrastructure expansion. During his tenure, Katti spearheaded the ambitious 'Stargate' data center project and secured key computing partnerships with major suppliers like SoftBank, Oracle, and Amazon AWS. His successor, Uday Ruddarraju, recently joined OpenAI in July 2025 after serving as an infrastructure engineering lead at Elon Musk's xAI.