Pragya Misra
Head of Strategy and Global Affairs, OpenAI India
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Pragya Misra is shaping how one of the world’s most influential AI companies enters India. As OpenAI’s first India hire, her role sits at the intersection of policy, partnerships, market adaptation and public trust.
She has done similar early-market work before, including at WhatsApp and Truecaller. That experience matters in a market where adoption, pricing, regulation, language diversity and public-sector engagement move together.
Misra’s profile reflects the layer between global AI platforms and local realities. Her work is relevant to how advanced AI systems are introduced, governed and adapted in one of the world’s largest digital markets.

