MongoDB’s CEO Shake-Up: 11-Year Veteran Departs as Cloudflare Exec Takes Charge Amid Stock Surge
Leadership Transition at MongoDB MongoDB’s announcement on November 3, 2025 signaled a major leadership shake-up for the $29 billion database company. Dev Ittycheria, who has served as CEO since 2014, will be stepping down after an 11-year tenure leading MongoDB markets.ft.com. Ittycheria is credited with transforming MongoDB from a startup into a global player – he oversaw the company’s 2017 IPO and the growth of its customer base to nearly 60,000 organizations (including over 75% of the Fortune 100) markets.ft.com investing.com. In the press release, Ittycheria called it “the privilege of a lifetime to lead MongoDB” and said he is “immensely