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CJ Desai has been named head of Meta’s new enterprise platform

Bengaluru: Indian-origin technology executive Chirantan “CJ” Desai has been named head of Meta’s new enterprise platform, less than a year after becoming CEO of database company MongoDB. As chief enterprise platform officer, Desai will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.At Meta, Desai will lead the effort to turn its AI technology into enterprise offerings. The new platform will initially bring together tools including its Muse AI agent, Meta Business Agent, Muse API and Muse Code. Meta has not announced pricing or a timeline for the broader platform.Desai joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1993 and earned master’s degrees in computer science and business administration in 1995. In an interview published by the university earlier this year, he recalled struggling to pay for both degrees. A research assistantship in the university’s physics department helped cover his tuition. He later funded scholarships at the university for other students.A database course helped shape the direction of his career. After graduating, Desai joined Oracle, where he spent more than seven years. He later held senior roles at Symantec and EMC, became president and chief operating officer of ServiceNow, and later led product and engineering at Cloudflare. MongoDB appointed him CEO in Nov 2025.His move to Meta has triggered another leadership change at MongoDB. The company has brought back his predecessor, Dev Ittycheria, as interim CEO while its board searches for a permanent replacement.