Who is Srinivas Narayanan? Indian-origin OpenAI CTO quits after 3 years, plans return to India
Indian-origin tech leader Srinivas Narayanan, who currently serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for B2B Applications at OpenAI, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role next week.Srinivas Narayanan joined OpenAI in April 2023 as Vice President of Engineering. (LinkedIn/Srinivas Narayanan)In a post on X, Narayanan confirmed his decision, writing, “After 3 incredible years, I am leaving OpenAI at the end of next week.” He added that he had informed the company’s leadership team earlier this month.Sharing a message addressed to his team, Narayanan described his time at OpenAI as “an incredible journey that felt more like ten years”. “Leading the b2b engineering team has been an enormous privilege. With the recent/upcoming product launches, this felt like the right time to step back,” he wrote. “I will also fondly remember my prior role leading the Applied Engineering team, from when it was ~40 people on a single floor in the 575 office, when I first started,” he added.Narayanan also reflected on his earlier role at the company, where he led the Applied Engineering team during its early growth phase. “I will also fondly remember my prior role leading the Applied Engineering team, from when it was ~40 people on a single floor in the 575 office, when I first started. We shipped some of the fastest-growing products in hory, like ChatGPT and the API, with no real playbook to guide us,” he said, crediting the team for its passion and dedication.Narayanan thanked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, president and co-founder Greg Brockman, and other leaders for what he called “an opportunity of a lifetime”. “I will cherish this time forever during this horic period for technology and society, and I wish you all the very best for the future,” he wrote.Looking ahead, Narayanan said he plans to take a break and spend time with his family in India. “I am looking forward to spending some much-needed time with my aging parents in India before deciding what’s next,” he wrote.Also Read:
