Meta India announced on December 12 that it has appointed former Amazon public policy director Aman Jain as the new head of Public Policy at a time when India is formulating a slew of tech and artificial intelligence (AI) related regulations.
Jain is taking over from Shivnath Thukral who left the social networking giant in June to join digital payments and financial services platform PhonePe. He will join the company early next year and report to Simon Milner, Vice President of Policy, Asia Pacific (APAC).
In this role, Jain will lead Meta's policy strategy and engagements in India. He will also be a member of the company's India leadership team.
Jain is joining the firm after a two-year stint at Amazon where he served as its Director of Public Policy, leading policy strategy across marketplace, operations, competition, and technology for the India market. He has also worked at Google for over seven years across multiple roles.
Jain has also served as an advisor to the ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for an year between 2013 and 2014.
“India is a strategic market for Meta. As the country’s digital economy accelerates across areas such as AI, emerging tech and the creator economy, Meta aims to help build a more inclusive, trusted, and future-ready internet ecosystem for India," said Simon Milner, Vice President of Policy, Asia Pacific.
"His extensive experience in public policy and technology, will help Meta be an even more effective partner to regulators and industry stakeholders in developing an enabling policy environment.He will also be a strong addition to Meta’s APAC Policy leadership team,” Milner added.
With a combined user base of over a billion monthly users, India is the largest market for Meta's family of apps, which includes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
India is also a crucial region for Meta's future growth, particularly with its AI efforts.
In June, the social networking giant appointed Arun Srinivas as the Managing Director and head of India operations. This came after Sandhya Devanathan took on an expanded role of leading both India and South East Asia in May 2025.
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