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Meta Infrastructure Chief Departs After 15 Years
12 Nov
Summary
- Santosh Janardhan, head of infrastructure, is leaving Meta.
- Dave Brown, formerly of Amazon, will succeed Janardhan.
- Janardhan will transition to an advisory role on Meta Compute.
Santosh Janardhan, a crucial leader in Meta's infrastructure and engineering departments, is departing the company. Janardhan, who joined Meta in 2009, is transitioning to an advisory role focused on Meta Compute. He is expected to leave the company next year, passing the baton to Dave Brown.
Brown recently joined Meta as the vice president of infrastructure earlier this year. Prior to his role at Meta, Brown accumulated 19 years of experience at Amazon, specializing in compute, cloud, and AI. His expertise is anticipated to guide Meta's infrastructure forward.
Janardhan's departure occurs during a period of substantial investment in Meta's infrastructure, particularly to bolster its competitive stance in artificial intelligence. He was recently tasked with leading Meta Compute, an initiative aimed at scaling the company's data center investments and strategy.
