Database company MongoDB’s CEO Chirantan ”CJ” Desai is leaving his post with immediate effect to take up a senior position at Meta Platforms. This is according to a press release.
The board has appointed Dev Ittycheria as acting CEO with immediate effect. He was CEO of MongoDB between 2014 and 2025, during which the company’s annual revenue increased from approximately 35 million dollars to more than 2.3 billion dollars.
MongoDB has begun the search for a permanent successor and hired a recruitment firm. The company is also reiterating its forecasts for the third quarter and the full 2027 financial year issued on September 1.
