OpenAI Scores Another Big Hire as Meta's Sandhya Devanathan Moves On
What Happened
Meta's Vice President for India and Southeast Asia, Sandhya Devanathan, has announced her departure after more than a decade with the company and will join OpenAI in a newly created role as Vice President for Southeast Asia and Australia. Based in Singapore, she will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations across the region.
Key Takeaways
The move underscores OpenAI's aggressive expansion across Asia-Pacific, following recent senior appointments and new offices in Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney, and Delhi. Devanathan's switch also marks one of the highest-profile leadership moves from Big Tech to the generative AI sector in the region.