Meta infrastructure head Janardhan to depart, Dave Brown to take over
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On November 12, 2026, TechCrunch reported that Santosh Janardhan, Meta's longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will step down. Janardhan joined Meta in 2009 and previously led Meta Compute, the initiative behind Meta's expanded data center investment. His successor is Dave Brown, who joined Meta this year and previously served as Vice President of Infrastructure. Janardhan will first oversee the transition, then move to an advisory role at Meta Compute, and is expected to formally leave the company next year. The reason for his departure has not been disclosed. The situation is currently in a personnel transition phase, with no further developments reported.
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- TechCrunch · AIMeta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure
Santosh Janardhan, Meta's longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, is stepping down, to be succeeded by Dave Brown, who joined this year as vice president of infrastructure. Janardhan joined Meta in 2009 and will first handle the transition before becoming an advisor to Meta Compute; he is expected to leave next year. He previously led the Meta Compute initiative to expand Meta's data center investments, and the reason for his departure was not disclosed.
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