Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)
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- Chris Malone left OpenAI last week, roughly eight months after joining as head of data centers in March 2025
- OpenAI is seeing a broader exodus of high-level executives as it heads toward an IPO and ramps up spending on infrastructure
Why it matters: Losing the data center chief while OpenAI scales infrastructure spend ahead of an IPO creates execution risk at precisely the moment capacity matters most. For OpenAI, the pattern of senior departures during pre-IPO ramp-up can spook prospective investors weighing governance and operational stability.
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