OpenAI is planting its flag in India with a heavyweight hire. The company has tapped Prabhjeet Singh, who spent over a decade at Uber including a stint as President of Uber India and South Asia, to serve as its Managing Director for India.
Singh will report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI’s Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region, and is expected to start the role in September. His mandate covers consumer growth, enterprise adoption, regulatory engagement, and general operations across one of the world’s most digitally ambitious markets.
From ride-hailing to AI: Singh’s playbook
Singh joined Uber back in August 2015 and stayed for 11 years. He led Uber’s India and South Asia business for the last six years of that stretch, navigating a market known for its complexity, regulatory hurdles, and sheer scale.
His educational pedigree reads like a greatest-hits compilation of Indian institutions. Singh holds an undergraduate degree from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, two of the country’s most competitive programs. Before Uber, he cut his teeth at Lehman Brothers and McKinsey & Company, giving him a blend of finance, consulting, and operational chops.
