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Rackspace Technology Appoints Chetan Gupta, Ph.D., as Chief AI Officer to Advance Enterprise and Sovereign AI

What happened

Rackspace Technology has appointed Chetan Gupta as its new Chief AI Officer.

Source

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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace Technology ® (NASDAQ: RXT), a global enterprise AI infrastructure and solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Chetan Gupta, Ph.D., as Chief AI Officer. Gupta will lead the Office of AI, with responsibility for Rackspace's AI strategy, research, innovation, governance, and adoption across the company and its customers. His appointment strengthens Rackspace's ability to help institutions deploy AI safely, economically, and at scale in environments where the stakes are highest: regulated industries, sovereign jurisdictions, and mission-critical operations.

globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/13/3344483/0/en/rackspace-tech...Read the full source

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Chetan GuptaChief AI Officer
Takes effect
Aug 13, 2026
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States

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People

  • Chetan GuptaChief AI Officer · Named in the story

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors
  • general technology

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Aug 13, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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