Pragya Misra

News

1. Meta’s Chief AI Mind Yann LeCun to Exit, Build Own AI Lab

2. Meta Expands AI’s Vocabulary to 1,600 Languages

3. Google Bridges Cloud Power and Privacy with Private AI Compute

4. California’s Genspark Enters AI Unicorn Club with $200 Million Round

5. OpenAI Taps Intel’s Sachin Katti to Build Compute Backbone for AGI

6. Flipkart Brings Voice-Led Wholesale Ordering to WhatsApp with Sarvam AI

Pragya Misra is OpenAI’s first hire in India, leading Public Policy and Partnerships to shape AI discourse and bring Global South perspectives into the global conversation.

She previously headed Public Affairs at Truecaller, driving digital safety initiatives, and was WhatsApp’s first employee in India, managing policy during misinformation crises, privacy debates, and the rollout of WhatsApp Payments. 

She also co-founded a tech startup, MBA-Infosoft, and began her career at Ernst & Young. A graduate of Delhi University and IMI New Delhi, with further studies at the London School of Economics, she bridges corporate strategy with public-interest policy.

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