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OpenAI Loses Chris Malone, Head of Data Centers, Amid Executive Departures

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OpenAI has lost Chris Malone, its head of data centers, marking another high-profile departure amid a wave of executive exits this year. Malone's departure follows a reorganization of the infrastructure team, which has seen several other senior executives leave, raising concerns about the company's stability as it prepares for a potential IPO.

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Chris Malone has left OpenAI, and the data center strategy is now overseen by several other executives.

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Chris Malone, OpenAI’s former head of data centers, left the company last week.

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OpenAI has experienced over a dozen executive departures this year.

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OpenAI's public listing is now reportedly pushed to 2027.

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

TechCrunch·5h ago