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

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OpenAI’s head of data centers, who joined the company in March 2025, departed last week, marking the second senior sales leader to leave within a week. The exit is part of a broader wave of high-profile departures, and the company has confirmed the move as it shifts its strategy toward leasing its data-center assets.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. The Next Web·
    OpenAI loses a second sales leader in a week to Salesforce

    OpenAI’s vice-president of sales for the Americas, Kaylin Voss, resigned after five months to return to Salesforce, following the departure of chief revenue officer Denise Dresser a week earlier—both former Salesforce executives. OpenAI appointed Dali Rajic, former Wiz COO and longtime cybersecurity sales leader, as its new chief revenue officer, emphasizing a disciplined, MEDDPICC-based go-to-market strategy to accelerate enterprise adoption of its AI security program, Daybreak.

  2. TechMeme·
    Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)

    Apple unveiled a Mac mini with a 2 nm M6 chip, a 12-core CPU/GPU, up to 32 GB unified memory, and the fastest single-threaded performance claimed, plus an M5 Pro version offering up to four-fold AI speed and double graphics/storage throughput, starting at $899. The new Mac Studio ships with M5 Max or M5 Ultra processors, delivering up to 4.3× faster AI, up to 1.8× faster graphics, and options up to 512 GB unified memory, beginning at $2,499.

  3. The Next Web·
    OpenAI confirms its data centre chief left as it pivots to leasing

    OpenAI announced that Chris Malone, who joined in March 2025 to lead its data-center buildout, has left the company. A chief technology officer will now oversee computing capacity, while other leaders manage a revived leasing-first strategy. The change follows seven senior-executive departures since April as OpenAI readies for a possible 2027 IPO.

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

    Chris Malone, who became OpenAI’s head of data centers in March 2023, left the company after a brief tenure following a reorganization that moved his reporting line to VP Sachin Katti. His exit joins more than a dozen senior departures this year, including CRO, COO Brad Lightcap and product chief Fidji Simo. OpenAI says its data center team remains “strong, deeply experienced,” led by Uday Ruddarraju, Brent Mayo and Spas Lazarov.

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