Meta Infrastructure Chief Santosh Janardhan Plans Early 2027 Exit

Meta infrastructure chief and engineering co-head Santosh Janardhan plans to leave his leadership role in early 2027, after joining the company in 2009 and helping build its data centers, networks and custom-chip programs. Dave Brown, a recent Meta hire who spent nearly two decades at Amazon Web Services overseeing compute and machine-learning services, is expected to take over operational leadership. The transition comes as Meta pours heavily into AI infrastructure, including large-scale data-center and computing-capacity projects, making Brown’s experience central to the company’s expansion plans. Janardhan is expected to remain through the handoff and advise Meta Compute.