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title: "MongoDB Announces Leadership Transition"
description: "Dev Ittycheria announced his decision to retire as MongoDB President and Chief Executive Officer after eleven years of leading the company. Chirantan Desai will become the new Chief Executive Officer effective November 10, 2025. The transition follows a succession planning process initiated earlier this year when Ittycheria concluded he could not commit to an additional five-year term requested by the Board. Desai previously scaled ServiceNow organically from over $1 billion to more than $10 billion in revenue and served as President of Product and Engineering at Cloudflare. Ittycheria will remain on MongoDB's Board to support Desai through the transition into the company's next phase of growth."
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# MongoDB Announces Leadership Transition

[MongoDB](https://yomu.fyi/company/mongodb) · MongoDB · Nov 3, 2025

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Dev Ittycheria announced his decision to retire as MongoDB President and Chief Executive Officer after eleven years of leading the company. Chirantan Desai will become the new Chief Executive Officer effective November 10, 2025. The transition follows a succession planning process initiated earlier this year when Ittycheria concluded he could not commit to an additional five-year term requested by the Board. Desai previously scaled ServiceNow organically from over $1 billion to more than $10 billion in revenue and served as President of Product and Engineering at Cloudflare. Ittycheria will remain on MongoDB's Board to support Desai through the transition into the company's next phase of growth.

## Context

During regular succession planning discussions earlier this year, MongoDB's Board asked Dev Ittycheria if he would commit to another five years as CEO. Ittycheria concluded that he could not make that long-term commitment and agreed to a two-year timeline to identify a successor.

## Approach / What changed

MongoDB conducted an executive search and selected Chirantan Desai to step in as CEO effective November 10, 2025. Ittycheria will step down from the CEO position, remain on the Board of Directors, and work closely with Desai to ensure a smooth handover.

## Takeaways

- Chirantan Desai will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer at MongoDB effective November 10, 2025.
- Desai previously helped scale ServiceNow from $1 billion to over $10 billion in revenue and served as President of Product and Engineering at Cloudflare.
- Dev Ittycheria will step down as CEO after eleven years, retain his MongoDB stock, and continue serving on the Board of Directors.

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- Source: [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/news/mongodb-announces-leadership-transition)
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