{"id":3490276,"date":"2026-06-26T18:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/openai-recruits-the-head-of-uber-india-to-spearhead-its-largest-market-beyond-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:19:36","slug":"openai-recruits-the-head-of-uber-india-to-spearhead-its-largest-market-beyond-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/openai-recruits-the-head-of-uber-india-to-spearhead-its-largest-market-beyond-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI recruits the head of Uber India to spearhead its largest market beyond the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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OpenAI is once again making a significant, noteworthy commitment to India. The company has chosen former president of Uber India and South Asia, Prabhjeet Singh, to be its inaugural managing director in the country to enhance its presence in what it refers to as its second-largest market after the U.S.<\/p>\n

Singh, who announced his departure from Uber on Friday, will begin his role at OpenAI in September and will report to Kiran Mani, the company’s managing director for Asia-Pacific, as communicated to TechCrunch. He will oversee OpenAI\u2019s operations in India, focusing on consumer growth, enterprise engagement, partnerships, regulatory interactions, and overall operations, the organization stated.<\/p>\n

This appointment signifies OpenAI’s latest commitment to India. The company launched its inaugural office in New Delhi last August and earlier this year indicated plans to open additional offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. In 2024, it brought on former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Misra to spearhead public policy and partnerships before expanding her role to encompass strategy and global affairs last year. OpenAI had previously recruited former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior advisor to assist with its collaboration with the Indian government regarding AI policy.<\/p>\n

In recent months, OpenAI has formed partnerships in India that encompass higher education, enterprise financial services, AI-driven commerce, and web streaming, while also contributing to the country\u2019s expanding data center infrastructure. OpenAI has cited India\u2019s swiftly growing adoption of ChatGPT as an indicator of the market’s significance. Major Indian corporations like Reliance and Tata Group are also among its initial partners in the region.<\/p>\n

The company has concurrently accelerated hiring in India, with positions available for AI deployment engineers, developer experience engineers, a developer marketing lead, a partner director, and solutions engineers.<\/p>\n

India has become a crucial battleground for American AI enterprises, fueled by its extensive developer community, over a billion internet users, and increasing demand for generative AI. Competitor Anthropic inaugurated its India office in Bengaluru in late 2025 and appointed former Microsoft India managing director Irina Ghose as its head in India earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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OpenAI is once again making a significant, noteworthy commitment to India. The company has chosen former president of Uber India and South Asia, Prabhjeet Singh, to be its inaugural managing director in the country to enhance its presence in what it refers to as its second-largest market after the U.S.<\/p>\n

Singh, who announced his departure from Uber on Friday, will begin his role at OpenAI in September and will report to Kiran Mani, the company’s managing director for Asia-Pacific, as communicated to TechCrunch. He will oversee OpenAI\u2019s operations in India, focusing on consumer growth, enterprise engagement, partnerships, regulatory interactions, and overall operations, the organization stated.<\/p>\n

This appointment signifies OpenAI’s latest commitment to India. The company launched its inaugural office in New Delhi last August and earlier this year indicated plans to open additional offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. In 2024, it brought on former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Misra to spearhead public policy and partnerships before expanding her role to encompass strategy and global affairs last year. OpenAI had previously recruited former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as a senior advisor to assist with its collaboration with the Indian government regarding AI policy.<\/p>\n

In recent months, OpenAI has formed partnerships in India that encompass higher education, enterprise financial services, AI-driven commerce, and web streaming, while also contributing to the country\u2019s expanding data center infrastructure. OpenAI has cited India\u2019s swiftly growing adoption of ChatGPT as an indicator of the market’s significance. Major Indian corporations like Reliance and Tata Group are also among its initial partners in the region.<\/p>\n

The company has concurrently accelerated hiring in India, with positions available for AI deployment engineers, developer experience engineers, a developer marketing lead, a partner director, and solutions engineers.<\/p>\n

India has become a crucial battleground for American AI enterprises, fueled by its extensive developer community, over a billion internet users, and increasing demand for generative AI. Competitor Anthropic inaugurated its India office in Bengaluru in late 2025 and appointed former Microsoft India managing director Irina Ghose as its head in India earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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