OpenAI Microsoft-Backed Firm Taps Pragya Misra for India Policy Role

The Microsoft Corp. backed-company recruited Pragya Misra to lead public policy affairs and partnerships in India, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be named as the appointment isnt yet public. Misra, 39, previously worked at Truecaller AB and Meta Platforms Inc. and is set to start at OpenAI toward the end of the month.

The hiring highlights the generative-AI companys efforts to push for favorable rules as governments around the world consider how to regulate the rapidly developing technology. India -- with its 1.4 billion people and a fast-growing economy -- is a massive growth opportunity for global ... read more