Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Sandhya Devanathan joins OpenAI to lead regional growth
Sandhya Devanathan is moving from Meta to OpenAI.
OpenAI is a company focused on artificial intelligence.
Her new job will cover Southeast Asia and Australia.
She will help more people and businesses use OpenAI’s technology.
She will also build partnerships and work with governments and regulators.
At Meta, she worked in several Asian markets, including India and Southeast Asia.
She also managed gaming for the Asia-Pacific region.
Before Meta, she worked in banking at Citi and Standard Chartered.
Her experience may help OpenAI build stronger business and government relationships as it expands.
Sandhya Devanathan is leaving Meta to join OpenAI in a newly created regional leadership role.
Her OpenAI mandate covers Southeast Asia and Australia, including consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulation and operations.
At Meta, she led operations in India and later took responsibility for Southeast Asia.
Her earlier career at Citi and Standard Chartered included retail banking, payments and digital businesses.
The appointment comes as OpenAI expands its regional presence through a New Delhi office and greater engagement with businesses, developers and policymakers.
- Who
- Sandhya Devanathan, formerly a Meta executive, is joining OpenAI.
- What
- She is taking a newly created regional role covering consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations.
- When
- The articles do not state an exact date for the move.
- Where
- Her role covers Southeast Asia and Australia; the broader expansion also includes OpenAI’s operations in India.
- Why
- OpenAI is seeking to expand adoption, partnerships and regional ecosystems around its AI technology while engaging with governments and regulators.
- New employer
- OpenAI
- Previous employer
- Meta
- Regional responsibility
- Southeast Asia and Australia
- Key responsibilities
- Consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations
- Meta experience
- Led Meta’s India operations and later took responsibility for Southeast Asia
- Earlier career
- More than 15 years in financial services at Citi and Standard Chartered
- OpenAI India expansion
- OpenAI opened its first New Delhi office and appointed Prabhjeet Singh as managing director for India