New Delhi:
OpenAI, run by Sam Altman, has hired Pragya Misra as its first employee in India. Sources confirmed to IANS on Friday that Ms Misra has been appointed to head public policy and partnerships in the country.
She served as Director of Public Affairs for Truecaller, where she worked closely with government ministries, investors, key stakeholders and media partners.
Before that, she worked at Meta Platforms for three years.
She also led WhatsApp's campaign against disinformation in 2018 and has worked with Ernst & Young and the Royal Danish Embassy in Delhi. Ms. Misra received her MBA from the International Management Institute in 2012.
She graduated in Commerce from Delhi University and obtained a diploma in Negotiation and Bargaining from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
She is also a podcaster and Instagram influencer with a follower base of 35,000.
She hosts the Pragyaan Podcast (@pragyaan_podcast), on topics such as meditation and consciousness.
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