Posted Aug 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRThe VergeNow OpenAI’s former head of data centers is out.The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg report that Chris Malone, a “key executive” leading OpenAI’s massive build-out plans, left the company last week. The WSJ reports that Malone, who held similar roles at Meta and Google before joining OpenAI in early 2025, had previously reported directly to OpenAI president and cofounder Greg Brockman, but that changed earlier this year amid other reshuffling.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
Now OpenAI’s former head of data centers is out.
The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg report that Chris Malone, a “key executive” leading OpenAI’s massive build-out plans, left the company last week. The WSJ reports that Malone, who held similar roles at Meta and Google before joining OpenAI in early 2025, had previously reported directly to OpenAI president and cofounder Greg Brockman, but that changed earlier this year amid other reshuffling. [Link: It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now | https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/982774/greg-brockman-openai-role-expansion | The Verge]
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