Meta infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan to step down in early 2027; ex-AWS executive Dave Brown to succeed him
Janardhan, also co-head of engineering, gave no reason in a staff memo reported by Bloomberg News and will stay through the first quarter to support the handover.
Why it matters
Janardhan has led the infrastructure organisation that supplies Meta's computing capacity during its heavy AI build-out, so his exit changes who steers one of the industry's largest infrastructure efforts. His successor, Dave Brown, spent nearly two decades at Amazon Web Services before joining Meta this year as vice president of infrastructure, bringing cloud-scale operating experience. Janardhan gave no reason in his memo and will stay through the first quarter, which points to a planned handover rather than an abrupt exit. Watch whether Meta's data-centre and chip plans shift under Brown.
Key facts
- Santosh Janardhan: head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering
- Leaving in early 2027, per a staff memo reported by Bloomberg News
- Successor: Dave Brown, vice president of infrastructure
- Brown spent nearly two decades at Amazon Web Services
- Janardhan stays through the first quarter for the transition
- No reason given in the memo