Aug. 25 at 8:44 PM
OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone left the company last week, the Wall Street Journal reported, making him the fourth senior executive to depart ahead of the company’s expected 2027 IPO. The exit adds to investor concerns about strategic continuity at Stargate, OpenAI’s major data center initiative with Oracle and SoftBank, and Oracle shares slipped slightly on Tuesday.
Malone joined OpenAI in March 2025 after previously leading data center strategy at Meta and serving as a distinguished engineer and senior director at Google. His departure follows those of Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser, COO Brad Lightcap and Fidji Simo, a senior executive reporting to CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI has been restructuring its infrastructure organization while sharply expanding its computing ambitions. The company now expects to spend about
$750 billion on computing capacity through 2030, up from roughly
$600 billion previously.
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