Santosh Janardhan, Head of Meta Infrastructure, to Step Down, with Dave Brown Taking Over

Santosh Janardhan, Head of Meta Infrastructure, to Step Down, with Dave Brown Taking Over

2026-11-11 20:13View Original

According to reports, Santosh Janardhan, Meta's long-time Head of Infrastructure and Co-Chair of Engineering, will step down, with Dave Brown set to succeed him. Janardhan joined Meta in 2009; upon his departure, he will remain on board to assist with the transition and take on an advisory role as Meta Compute Advisor, with an expected exit from the company next year.

Brown joined Meta earlier this year as Vice President of Infrastructure, having spent 19 years at Amazon overseeing compute, cloud, and AI-related operations. Janardhan previously led the Meta Compute initiative, a strategic program aimed at expanding the company’s data center investments and shaping its infrastructure roadmap. The exact reason for his departure remains unclear; internal memos reportedly mention the need to "pass the baton."

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