# Uday Ruddarraju: CTO, OpenAI

Canonical ID: `9f501c09-17d2-48eb-9246-a66a432d79ce`

[OpenAI](/companies/openai.md) CTO of Compute; takes overall compute organization as [Sachin Katti](/people/sachin-katti.md) exits. Previously headed infrastructure engineering at xAI.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [OpenAI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/openai.md) CTO of Compute / head of compute organization since 2025-07-01 (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/openais-sachin-katti-to-leave-infrastructure-role-stay-on-as-advisor.html · 2026-10-14
2. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-again-shakes-up-compute-leadership-with-xai-exec-uday-ruddarraju-to-lead-and-sachin-katti-to-leave/ · 2026-10-14


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