OpenAI Executive Srinivas Narayanan Resigns, Plans Return to India to Care for Ailing Parents

Tech Leader Srinivas Narayanan to Leave OpenAI After Three Years

Srinivas Narayanan, a prominent Indian-origin tech leader, has announced his departure from OpenAI, a San Francisco-based AI startup led by Sam Altman. Narayanan, who has served as Chief Technology Officer for B2B Applications at OpenAI since September 2025, will be leaving the company next week.

Narayanan initially joined OpenAI in April 2023 as Vice President of Engineering and was promoted to CTO of B2B Applications in September 2025. During his tenure, he led key areas including ChatGPT, the developer API platform, and supporting infrastructure. In a social media post, Narayanan wrote that he has decided to leave OpenAI after three incredible years, describing the experience as "an incredible journey that felt more like ten."

Narayanan has shared his decision with the OpenAI leadership team at the beginning of the month. He has also hinted at returning to India to spend "some much-needed time" with his "aging parents" before embarking on a new professional journey. The post received strong engagement, with 3,419 reactions, including likes, loves, and support, along with 151 comments and 4 reposts.

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Narayanan's career spans over two decades, with notable positions including Director of Technology at Tavant Technologies, CTO at Viralizr, and Vice President of Engineering at Facebook (now Meta). He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Narayanan's departure from OpenAI has sparked a reaction from the tech community, with many people wishing him success in his future endeavors.