# Meta Infrastructure Chief Santosh Janardhan to Leave in 2027 By Sonny Jang Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/55028 Published: 2026-11-12T06:33:49.000Z Updated: 2026-11-12T06:33:49.000Z Section: People > Meta vice president Dave Brown is slated to succeed Janardhan as the company expands computing capacity for artificial intelligence. Meta infrastructure chief Santosh Janardhan is expected to leave in 2027, with Meta vice president of infrastructure Dave Brown slated to succeed him amid the company’s AI computing expansion. Brown joined Meta in 2026 after a lengthy tenure at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he most recently oversaw compute and machine-learning services. His experience comes as Meta increases computing capacity for AI work. Janardhan joined Facebook in 2009 and helped build systems spanning Meta’s data centers, networks, engineering systems and custom silicon. The infrastructure has historically supported Meta services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta Compute launched in January 2026 and is co-led by Janardhan and Meta Compute co-lead Daniel Gross. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has described plans to reach tens of gigawatts of computing capacity this decade, with hundreds of gigawatts or more envisioned over the longer term. Meta aims to expand its Hyperion site in Louisiana to five gigawatts of capacity, with more than $50 billion in investment attached to the project. Meta’s [future spending commitments]() have reached $825 billion, including contract commitments and long-term leases; the leases have not yet begun. The commitments span AI data centers, third-party cloud computing, servers and network infrastructure. The handoff is expected in 2027. ## Links in this article - [future spending commitments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/38434)