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

Chris Malone, OpenAI's head of data centers, left the company last week, the Wall Street Journal reported. Malone joined OpenAI in March 2025 after nearly five years at Meta and over a decade at Google. OpenAI told TechCrunch it had "recently reorganized" its infrastructure organization, with Malone no longer reporting to President Greg Brockman. His exit adds to more than a dozen executive departures this year, amid scrutiny ahead of a delayed IPO.