Carmen Li Appointed CEO of Compute Exchange to Accelerate AI Infrastructure Market Development
As part of a planned leadership transition, the Board of Directors of Compute Exchange announced the appointment of Carmen Li as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, to lead the company into its next phase of growth and market development. Li, who also serves as Founder and CEO of Silicon Data, will now lead both organizations under a unified vision to accelerate the development of transparent, efficient, and scalable AI compute markets worldwide.
Compute Exchange appreciates founding CEO Simeon Bochev and CTO Bjoern Metzdorf for their leadership in building the company’s early foundation and helping bring the world’s first compute marketplace to life. Bochev and Metzdorf will continue to support the company in an ongoing advisory capacity.
“We’re at a pivotal moment in the AI infrastructure market,” said Carmen Li. “Data transparency and market liquidity are two sides of the same coin. By bringing Silicon Data’s intelligence layer together with Compute Exchange’s first-to-market exchange, we can unlock entirely new levels of efficiency and accessibility for the global AI ecosystem.”
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Compute Exchange and Silicon Data sit at two critical layers of the AI compute economy:
– Compute Exchange offers the marketplace where buyers and sellers can trade compute capacity transparently and efficiently.
– Silicon Data provides real-time pricing, benchmarking, and analytics that power smarter GPU sourcing decisions.
This dual leadership structure will enable tighter product integration, shared infrastructure, and a unified vision to serve the rapidly growing demand for GPUs and AI infrastructure worldwide.
By aligning leadership across both companies, Compute Exchange will be positioned to:
-Streamline procurement for technology companies through transparent pricing and scalable marketplace mechanisms.
-Expand market liquidity by bridging buyers and sellers globally.
-Drive innovation in financially and physically settled GPU market products.
-Build trust and standards that institutions, hyperscalers, and enterprises can rely on.
This move mirrors successful models in financial markets, such as LSEG’s integration of Refinitiv and FTSE Russell — combining data and trading infrastructure under a unified strategic vision while maintaining operational independence.
Under Carmen’s leadership, Compute Exchange will focus on deepening vendor and buyer engagement, launching new exchange products, and continuing to forge partnerships across cloud platforms, data centers, and AI infrastructure players.
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