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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.
TL;DR
- Chris Malone, a key executive at OpenAI, has left the company.
- Malone was leading OpenAI's major build-out plans.
- He previously worked in similar roles at Meta and Google.
- Malone's reporting structure at OpenAI changed earlier this year.