Meta’s Vice President and Head for India and South East Asia, Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the social media giant after more than a decade and is all set to join OpenAI as Vice President for South East Asia and Australia.
OpenAI confirmed that Devanathan will join as Vice President for Southeast Asia and Australia. She will be based in Singapore and report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI’s Managing Director for Asia Pacific, the ChatGPT-maker confirmed. In June this year, the Sam Altman-led company announced the appointment of Prabhjeet Singh as Managing Director for India, among its top-priority markets and one where the company has been stepping up investments and expanding its footprint.
In this newly-created role, Devanathan will be OpenAI’s most senior leader in South East Asia and Australia, with responsibility for its performance across consumer growth, enterprise adoption and partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations. Devanathan’s joining date at OpenAI could not be immediately ascertained. Notably, the appointment comes as OpenAI expands its presence across Asia Pacific amid growing adoption of its AI tools among consumers, enterprises and developers. Over the past two years, OpenAI has opened local offices in Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Delhi, and expanded its regional leadership team with the recent appointment of Kiran Mani as Managing Director for APAC. In fact, OpenAI has been moving its India strategy to top gear through partnerships with enterprises and developers, while strengthening engagement with policymakers.
The company opened its first office in New Delhi in November 2025.
