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# MongoDB CEO CJ Desai leaves for Meta as Dev Ittycheria returns as interim chief
- URL: https://www.enterprisey.com/mongodb-ceo-cj-desai-leaves-for-meta-as-dev-ittycheria-returns-as-interim-chief/
- Published: 2026-09-28T21:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T04:15:09.000Z
- Description: CJ Desai has left MongoDB's top job with immediate effect and is joining Meta in a senior position. The board named Dev Ittycheria, chief executive from 2014 to 2025, as interim president and CEO.
- Author: Enterprisey Admin
- Tags: News, People

CJ Desai has left MongoDB's top job with immediate effect and is joining Meta in a senior position. The board named Dev Ittycheria, chief executive from 2014 to 2025, as interim president and CEO. ([MongoDB Newsroom](https://mongodb.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/mongodb-announces-ceo-transition?ref=enterprisey.com); [SEC EDGAR (MongoDB 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001441816/000162828026063850/mdb-20260925.htm?ref=enterprisey.com))

The board has hired an executive search firm to find a permanent CEO. MongoDB reaffirmed the Q3 and fiscal 2027 guidance it gave on September 1, and went ahead with its September 29 investor day. A September 29 8-K also disclosed that on September 25 the board approved another $1.0B in share buybacks, bringing the total authorization to $2.0B. ([MongoDB Newsroom](https://mongodb.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/mongodb-announces-ceo-transition?ref=enterprisey.com); [SEC EDGAR (MongoDB 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001441816/000162828026063850/mdb-20260925.htm?ref=enterprisey.com))