OpenAI Hires Former Uber India Chief To Run Local Expansion
OpenAI said it appointed Prabhjeet Singh, formerly Uber India and South Asia president, as its first India managing director to expand consumer, enterprise and policy work.
OpenAI Names India Managing Director
OpenAI said it has chosen Prabhjeet Singh, previously president for Uber in India and South Asia, to become its first India managing director.
The country is described by the company as its second-largest market after the United States.
Singh will join in September and report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI's managing director for Asia Pacific.
His responsibilities include consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and local operations.
India Push Includes Offices And Policy Work
The appointment extends a larger India buildout.
OpenAI opened its first New Delhi office last August and has said it will establish additional offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
OpenAI also said it hired former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Misra in 2024 to lead public policy and partnerships before expanding her remit to strategy and global affairs.
Earlier, OpenAI brought in former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior adviser for engagement with the Indian government on AI policy.
Partnerships Broaden Distribution
The company has struck partnerships in India as it tries to increase consumer and enterprise reach.
Singh will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, enterprise sales and local operations across major Indian cities.
Local Competition And Regulation Remain Open
India gives OpenAI a large user base and a growing enterprise technology market, but the company still faces pricing pressure, local-language requirements, data-governance questions and competition from other global and domestic AI providers.
The public record leaves revenue targets, local headcount plans, enterprise customer names, India-specific product changes or public-sector contracts undisclosed.
Those details will determine how far the appointment changes OpenAI's commercial position in the country.
The leadership change also arrives as global AI companies compete to localise support, pricing and compliance in India.
The country combines consumer usage, enterprise pilots, government engagement and developer adoption in one market.
The public record leaves Singh's control over local product packaging, reseller strategy or future hiring levels undisclosed.
The next signals will come from office openings, customer wins and regulatory filings.
