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META AI INFRASTRUCTURE VP APARNA RAMANI DEPARTS

AI DESK1 MIN READ
WED, APR 15, 2026

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Aparna Ramani, Meta's vice president of engineering for AI infrastructure, is leaving the company. She announced her departure Tuesday in an internal memo.

Ramani oversaw the engineering teams responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that powers Meta's AI models. She reported directly to the company's chief AI officer. The departure comes as Meta continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg positioning AI as central to the company's future strategy. Meta has been scaling up its compute capacity and infrastructure to support large language models and other AI initiatives. Ramani's exit marks another shift in Meta's AI leadership structure. Her replacement and specific reasons for her departure were not immediately disclosed. The timing of her announcement did not specify when she would formally leave the company. Meta's AI infrastructure team plays a critical role in the company's broader AI ambitions, managing the hardware, software, and systems needed to train and deploy models at scale.

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