From TechCrunch · Lucas Ropek · · 1m
Meta's infrastructure chief Janardhan steps down
Santosh Janardhan, who led Meta's infrastructure growth since 2009, is leaving his role as the company races to build AI capacity.
In brief
Santosh Janardhan, who led Meta's infrastructure growth since 2009, is leaving his role as the company races to build AI capacity. Santosh Janardhan, Meta's longtime head of infrastructure, is stepping down after joining in 2009, to be replaced by Dave Brown from Amazon. Originally reported by TechCrunch.
Meta loses infrastructure leader
Santosh Janardhan, Meta's longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, is stepping down after 17 years with the company.
Dave Brown takes the role
Dave Brown, who joined Meta as vice president of infrastructure earlier this year, will replace Janardhan. Brown spent 19 years at Amazon on compute, cloud and AI.
Janardhan to advise on AI compute
Janardhan will stay on for transition and move into an advisory role on Meta Compute, the company's data center investment initiative launched earlier this year.
“Santosh will stay on for transition and he is moving into an advisory role on Meta Compute.”
Reasons for departure unclear
An internal memo cited the need to pass the baton but did not specify reasons for Janardhan's departure. Meta did not immediately respond to requests for clarity on the issue.
What matters most
Santosh Janardhan, Meta's longtime head of infrastructure, is stepping down after joining in 2009, to be replaced by Dave Brown from Amazon.
