OpenAI loses a top data center exec as high-profile departures continue

OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues

OpenAI's VP of Infrastructure Trevor Malone has left. He oversaw data center site selection, construction, and operations — a critical role as OpenAI races to build out compute. Before his exit, OpenAI reshuffled the org: Malone's reporting line moved from President Greg Brockman to VP Sachin Katti. He joins a long list of 2024–2026 departures including CTO Mira Murati and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever.

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