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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MongoDB, Inc. (MDB)

MongoDB CEO Desai resigns; Dev Ittycheria named interim CEO

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

MongoDB said CEO Chirantan Desai is stepping down, effective September 28, 2026, and that the board appointed former CEO Dev Ittycheria as interim President and CEO. The company said it has started a search for a permanent CEO and reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 and third-quarter guidance, which matters to shareholders because it changes the company's leadership while its outlook stays unchanged.

Key points

  • Chirantan Desai's resignation as President and CEO is effective September 28, 2026; the filing says it is not due to any disagreement with the company.
  • Dev Ittycheria, CEO from 2014 to 2025 and a board member since 2014, was appointed interim President and CEO effective September 28, 2026.
  • The board has begun a search for a permanent CEO and retained an executive search firm.
  • MongoDB reaffirmed its guidance for Q3 and full-year fiscal 2027 provided on September 1, 2026; an Investor Day is set for September 29, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET.

The filing

CompanyMongoDB, Inc. (MDB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 28, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-063657

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 28, 2026.

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