OpenAI's Infrastructure Chief Steps Down After One Year, Uday Ruddarraju to Take Over Computing Operations

Sachin Katti, who led OpenAI's computing capacity and infrastructure initiatives for roughly a year, is departing the company effective November 15, 2026, marking the latest executive departure from a unit overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars in capital investment. Katti, who joined OpenAI in November 2025 from Intel, will transition to an advisory role following his departure, according to reports on October 14th.