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Uday Ruddarraju

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Chief Technology Officer, Compute at OpenAI

Ruddarraju builds the physical and software foundations on which frontier AI runs. After scaling infrastructure at Robinhood and leading it at xAI, he joined OpenAI and became CTO of Compute, responsible for expanding the chips, networks, storage, and data centers behind its models.

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Background

Current role
Chief Technology Officer, Compute Jul 2026-present
Previously
Jul 2025-Jul 2026Head of Compute and Infrastructure,
2024-2025Head of Infrastructure Engineering,
2018-2024
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Last editorial review: August 8, 2026

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