News in Short
- OpenAI has appointed former Uber India president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for India.
- Singh will lead consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, public policy engagement, and operations.
- The move reflects OpenAI’s growing investment in India, its second-largest market after the US.
- The company continues expanding its offices, hiring, and partnerships as AI adoption accelerates across the country.
OpenAI has strengthened its India strategy by appointing former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for the country. The leadership move highlights OpenAI’s long-term commitment to India, which the company considers its second-largest market after the United States. Singh will join OpenAI in September and oversee business growth, partnerships, enterprise adoption, regulatory engagement, and operations.
Why is OpenAI expanding its leadership in India?
OpenAI said Singh will report to Asia Pacific Managing Director Kiran Mani and lead the company’s next phase of expansion in India. His appointment comes as ChatGPT adoption continues to grow rapidly across the country.
The company has steadily increased its presence in India over the past two years. It opened its first office in New Delhi in 2025 and later announced new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. At the same time, OpenAI has expanded its local leadership team by bringing in experienced executives across public policy, partnerships, and government engagement.
What does this mean for OpenAI’s India strategy?
OpenAI has moved beyond consumer AI and is now building a broader ecosystem in India. In recent months, it has announced partnerships across higher education, enterprise payments, AI-powered commerce, web streaming, and data center infrastructure.
The company has also accelerated hiring for engineering, developer relations, marketing, and enterprise solutions roles. Meanwhile, Indian conglomerates Reliance and Tata Group have emerged among OpenAI’s early strategic partners, signaling growing enterprise adoption.
India has become a major market for global AI companies because of its large developer community, expanding internet user base, and increasing demand for generative AI solutions. Competitors are also investing aggressively. Anthropic, for example, established its India operations in Bengaluru and recently appointed its own country head.
What comes next?
The appointment of Prabhjeet Singh marks another important milestone in OpenAI’s India expansion. As competition among AI companies intensifies, India is emerging as one of the industry’s most important growth markets. With new leadership, expanded hiring, and deeper partnerships, OpenAI appears set to accelerate its presence across both consumer and enterprise AI in the country.
