India, June 27 -- Prabhjeet Singh is reportedly set to join OpenAI as managing director, as Sam Altman's company looks to expand and strengthen its presence in India. Singh, former Uber India head, will become OpenAI's most senior leader in India.

Singh will be responsible for performance across consumer growth, enterprise adoption and partnerships, according to ANI.

Singh completed his schooling at Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram and then earned a B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The executive completed his higher studies with an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

He started his career as a senior analyst at Lehman Brothers but left after less than a year to join McKinsey & Compan...