OpenAI Names Uday Ruddarraju to Lead Data Center and Compute Unit

OpenAI has appointed former xAI executive Uday Ruddarraju to head its infrastructure and compute businesses. The move is the latest leadership shakeup for teams focused on expanding data center capacity.

• Uday Ruddarraju previously worked at xAI
• He will lead OpenAI's infrastructure and compute
• The change affects teams expanding data center capacity