OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US
OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India.
OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India.
The short version
- It has appointed former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for the country to scale its presence in what it has called its second-largest market after the U.S.
- Singh, who announced his resignation from Uber on Friday, will join OpenAI in September and report to Kiran Mani, the company’s managing director for Asia Pacific, the company told TechCrunch.
- He will be responsible for OpenAI’s performance in India across consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations, the company said.
- The hire marks OpenAI’s latest investment in India.
What happened
The company opened its first office in New Delhi last August and earlier this year said it would establish new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru . In 2024, it hired former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Misra to lead public policy and partnerships before expanding her role to head of strategy and global affairs last year.
Why it matters
OpenAI had earlier brought on former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior adviser to help establish its engagement with the Indian government on AI policy.
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