# Meta infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan steps down, Dave Brown replaces him

> Original title: Meta is losing its longtime head of infrastructure

- Source: TechCrunch · AI
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:12:01.000Z
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- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/meta-is-losing-its-longtime-head-of-infrastructure/

## Summary

Meta says longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering Santosh Janardhan is stepping down and will be replaced by Dave Brown, who joined as vice president of infrastructure earlier this year. Janardhan, who joined Meta in 2009, will stay for a transition and move into an advisory role on Meta Compute. Bloomberg first reported the departure, citing an internal memo that did not give a reason.