AI Development

Meta’s Sandhya Devanathan joins OpenAI as VP for Southeast Asia and Australia

August 29, 2026 · Medium importance · strategy

Former Meta India and Southeast Asia head Sandhya Devanathan is joining OpenAI as Vice President for Southeast Asia and Australia in a newly created role. She will be based in Singapore, report to OpenAI's Asia-Pacific managing director, and oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations. The move strengthens OpenAI's regional leadership amid expansion in high-growth Asia-Pacific markets.

Date
August 29, 2026
Importance
Medium 3/5
Category
strategy
Axis of Change
Deployment Expansion
Organizations
OpenAI Meta
Models Affected
No specific model identified
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