OpenAI Names Prabhjeet Singh First India MD as It Expands in Its No. 2 Market
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 26
OpenAI Names Prabhjeet Singh First India MD as It Expands in Its No. 2 Market
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 26
Summary
Prabhjeet Singh, who resigned as Uber India and South Asia president on Friday, will join OpenAI in September as its first India managing director.
OpenAI said Singh will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations as it scales in India, which it calls its second-largest market after the U.S.
That appointment extends a broader India push: OpenAI opened a New Delhi office last August, plans new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru, and has been hiring across engineering, marketing and partner roles.
India has become a key AI battleground because of its vast developer base, more than 1 billion internet users and fast ChatGPT adoption; Anthropic also opened a Bengaluru office and named an India head this year.
Can a former Uber exec navigate India's market to secure OpenAI's dominance?
Is OpenAI's new enterprise strategy a threat to India's $280 billion IT services industry?
As US AI giants expand, can India truly build its own sovereign AI future?
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Overview
OpenAI is making a major push into the Indian market by appointing Prabhjeet Singh as its first Managing Director for India, who will report directly to the APAC Managing Director. Singh’s extensive experience at Uber India and McKinsey & Company gives him a strong background in scaling businesses and navigating complex, high-growth environments. OpenAI aims to leverage his proven track record to develop growth strategies, build key partnerships, and adapt advanced AI technologies for India. This leadership move is central to OpenAI’s broader Asia-Pacific strategy, supporting deeper market penetration, user engagement, and ecosystem development in India.