OpenAI appoints Prabhjeet Singh, formerly Uber India and South Asia President, as Managing Director for India to lead growth, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations in OpenAI's second-largest market.

Singh’s mandate is to deepen enterprise adoption in India by partnering with local players, including the Tata Group, to build AI infrastructure such as data centers and to support developers using OpenAI models for coding and data analytics.

The appointment aims to strengthen OpenAI’s ecosystem partnerships and expand the use of its products across consumers, enterprises, institutions, and public-sector bodies in India.

The report cites PTI and notes the publication date as June 26, 2026.

OpenAI will navigate India’s evolving regulatory landscape, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, ensuring compliance with privacy rules as an AI fiduciary amid competition from Indian IT firms.

Investors and stakeholders will watch progress on local data center partnerships, pricing and support model adaptations for India, shifts in partnerships with Indian IT service providers, and regulatory updates affecting AI liability and data protection in sectors like finance and healthcare.

OpenAI highlights rapid global adoption, with ChatGPT surpassing one billion monthly active users in May, underscoring continued demand and growth potential in India and worldwide.

India is a top-priority growth market for OpenAI, ranking among the top five for Codex adoption and showing strong ChatGPT usage, including growth in image-generation features.

Indian users are among the top adopters of ChatGPT’s advanced capabilities in data analysis, coding, and education, reinforcing India as a strategic growth frontier.

Uber confirms Singh’s departure and is seeking a successor, while praising his contributions and reaffirming commitment to India’s growth.

Singh’s experience navigating regulatory frameworks and public-private partnerships is positioned as critical for OpenAI’s India strategy, particularly on data privacy, content moderation, and AI safety.

Sam Altman has praised India’s rapid AI adoption and commitment to investing across the AI stack, signaling optimism about the Indian ecosystem.