Open AI’s Indian-origin CTO Srinivas Narayan quits after 3 years, to return to India for parents

Indian-origin techie Srinivas Narayanan, who has been serving as the CTO of B2B Applications at OpenAI, since September 2025, has announced his departure from the Sam Altman-led artificial intelligence startup. Having originally taken on the role of VP of Engineering at the company, the San Francisco-based (California) tech leader has completed “3 incredible years” at the firm ahead of his exit scheduled for next week.