OpenAI appoints former Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh as MD; expands operations in India

OpenAI is expanding its India leadership while tightening model safeguards, announcing both a key executive hire and the release of GPT-5.6 Sol with what it calls its “most robust safety stack yet.”

The company has hired former Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh as Managing Director for India. With his appointment, Singh will become OpenAI’s most senior leader in India, with responsibility for performance across consumer growth, enterprise adoption and partnerships.