Meta India Head Sandhya Devanathan Joins OpenAI as Regional VP

28 Aug 2026, 10:09 pm · 15d ago · 1 min read · YourStory

Sandhya Devanathan, Vice President for India and Southeast Asia at Meta, is departing the company after over a decade to join OpenAI. Starting in October, Devanathan will serve as Vice President for Southeast Asia and Australia at OpenAI, based in Singapore. She will report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI’s Managing Director for Asia-Pacific. In her newly created role, she will oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, commercial partnerships, regulatory engagement, and regional operations. Devanathan joined Meta in 2016 and led Meta India from late 2022 before expanding her remit to Southeast Asia.