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The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives

AnnouncementTalentSep 11, 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring executives from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to build teams in India and Singapore, aiming to sell products and engage policymakers. Meta's former India and Southeast Asia vice president, Sandhya Devanathan, joined OpenAI as vice president for Southeast Asia and Australia, one of at least nine such hires in the past year. Experts told Rest of World that Asia hiring favors leaders with market, policy, and partnership experience, per Arjun Jaggi.

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