During his nearly 11-year tenure, Singh oversaw Uber’s rapid expansion in the region, helping India emerge as the company’s third-largest market globally while broadening its mobility offerings
Prabhjeet Singh, the India head of Uber, has resigned after an 11-year stint at the ride-hailing company to join ChatGPT maker OpenAI as its managing director in the country, the artificial intelligence firm said on Friday. Singh informed Uber employees of his decision in an internal email and will take up the new role in September.
Singh joined Uber in August 2015 as general manager and head of strategy. During his time at the company, he took on a range of leadership responsibilities, serving as general manager for Delhi and North India, director and head of North, East, West and Bangladesh, and later as director for cities and growth. He assumed the role of president for India and South Asia in June 2020.
As regional president, Singh was responsible for overseeing Uber’s overall business performance and financial outcomes in India and South Asia. He led the company through a period of strong growth, with India emerging as Uber’s third-largest market globally and one of its fastest-growing regions. Under his stewardship, Uber broadened its portfolio beyond its traditional ride-hailing operations by introducing new mobility and platform-led services, while also expanding its reach across neighbouring South Asian markets.
Before joining Uber, Singh spent more than nine years at McKinsey & Company, where he rose to the position of associate partner. In this role, he advised businesses operating in financial services, telecommunications and consumer technology. Earlier, he had a brief stint as a senior analyst at Lehman Brothers in London.
Singh is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. During his MBA, he graduated among the top-ranked students and was awarded the KVS Gold Medal and the Aditya Birla Scholarship.
His departure marks the end of a key leadership era for Uber in India. The company has not yet named a replacement.
