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OpenAI hires Meta executive to lead Southeast Asia and Australia

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OpenAI has hired Meta's Sandhya Devanathan, formerly VP for India and Southeast Asia, to oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, and regulatory engagement across Southeast Asia and Australia starting in October.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-08-28 13:06 · Techmeme
    Meta's India and Southeast Asia VP Sandhya Devanathan is joining OpenAI to oversee consumer growth and enterprise adoption across SE Asia and Australia (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
  2. 2026-08-28 08:44 · The Next Web
    OpenAI hires Meta’s Sandhya Devanathan to lead Southeast Asia and Australia

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