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Open AI’s Pragya Misra on India hiring and expansion: "Lots of announcements coming up"

The Public Policy & Partnerships Lead at OpenAI, revealed how Indian farmers using AI for crop guidance, pest management, and mandi selection have already seen incomes rise by 35%.

August 25, 2025 / 13:03 IST
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Pragya Misra, Public Policy & Partnerships Lead, OpenAI.

The world’s leading Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) company, OpenAI, plans to deepen its presence in India, with several announcements expected in the coming weeks on team expansion and new initiatives.

“You will see a lot of announcements coming up in the next few weeks where you will see a lot of commitment to India, and we will be expanding our team and doing a lot more here,” Pragya Misra, Public Policy & Partnerships Lead, OpenAI, said at the CNN News18’s SheShakti2025 summit on August 21.

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Misra has so far been the Sam Altman-led company’s sole employee in India, but she indicated that this is about to change.

The timing is important. Misra spoke to Moneycontrol’s Chandra R Srikanth just a day before the San Francisco-based AI pioneer officially announced its first India office.