MongoDB CEO resigns to join Meta
The gist
MongoDB CEO Chirantan Desai resigned on Sep 28, 2026 to join Meta.
The exit hands Meta enterprise AI talent while leaving MongoDB on its second CEO in a year.
How it unfolded
- Sep 28, 2026Chirantan "CJ" Desai stepped down as MongoDB President and CEO, effective immediately, to take a senior role at Meta.
- Sep 28, 2026MongoDB appointed former CEO Dev Ittycheria as interim President and CEO, effective immediately, and said its board began a search for a permanent CEO with an executive search firm.
- Sep 28, 2026Meta announced its Meta Enterprise Platform, a new AI platform for businesses, and disclosed it hired Desai as chief enterprise platform officer reporting to Mark Zuckerberg.