David Ramku assumes role of OCP Board Chair, and the Foundation welcomes two new member appointments from Intel and Microsoft.
AUSTIN, Texas [February 6, 2025 ] – Today, the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP), a non-profit organization bringing hyperscale innovations to all, announced several changes to their Board of Directors.
Zaid Kahn, Board Chair, ended his two-year term January 31 and transitioned the role to David Ramku, a leader in Meta’s AI Systems and Accelerated Platforms who is responsible for driving technology ecosystems, partnerships, and technical business operations.
Zaid has been heavily involved in OCP since joining as a Board member in 2021 including being a catalyst for numerous approved OCP contributions, leading key initiatives and serving as a keynote speaker at OCP’s annual Summits. Saurabh Dighe will assume Zaid’s position as OCP Board Member for Microsoft. Saurabh Dighe is Corporate Vice President in the Azure Hardware Systems organization at Microsoft, where he oversees hardware architecture and technology roadmaps for Cloud and AI infrastructure. His work focuses on advancing systems and silicon architecture to drive the next generation of Azure’s hardware infrastructure.
With extensive expertise in guiding systems architecture, platform strategy, and industry ecosystem partnerships, Saurabh has been instrumental in transforming Microsoft’s hardware infrastructure.
Under Saurabh’s leadership, Microsoft has introduced technology-leading server platforms, incubated emerging technologies, and contributed to key industry standards, fostering innovation across compute, AI, and storage systems.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Saurabh spent 15 years at Intel, where he served as a research scientist in Intel’s microprocessor research group, pioneering new computing technologies. Saurabh holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Also rotating out of the board after a productive term is Jeni Barovian. Ms. Barovian has been at Intel for more than 24 years, and currently head of Market Development for Altera, an Intel Company.
Ms. Barovian is replaced by Jeff McVeigh. Jeff is a corporate vice president in Intel’s Data Center and AI group and general manager of Custom Products and Ecosystem. His team defines and develops product solutions that meet customer’s unique requirements while leveraging the breadth of the x86 software ecosystem. He recently helped form the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group, bringing together leading companies to advance the architecture and drive adoption through consistent software interfaces.
Spanning nearly three decades of industry experience, he has held various engineering, product development, and business roles. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Duke University and a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Jeff has been issued more than 20 patents, named to the “People to Watch 2022” list by HPCwire, and served on the Duke Engineering Alumni Council.
“We want to thank Zaid Khan for his leadership in serving on the OCP Board, including as the OCP Board of Directors (BoD) Chair,” stated George Tchaparian, OCP CEO. “He has been instrumental in supporting myself and the OCP board in the continued success and the scale of the Foundation. His guidance was essential given the monumental changes occurring in the industry, not the least of which is the AI buildout and its impact on the Data Center industry and the OCP Community. We also appreciate and welcome David Ramku, assuming the role of OCP BoD Chair, Jeff McVeigh now filling the OCP Intel BoD Seat, and Saurabh Dighe representing Microsoft. We also wish to show our gratitude and appreciation for Jeni Barovian’s services and her work as the previous OCP Intel BoD member,” said Tchaparian.
This news comes as OCP plans for the upcoming 2025 OCP EMEA Summit, taking place in April in Dublin, Ireland, CA. The call for presentations is currently open and closes February 10. Learn more here: https://www.opencompute.org/summit/regional-summit