OpenAI appointed former Google director Lee Sang-hyun as the head responsible for external policy and government engagement in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
According to OpenAI on the 24th, the head will be based in Singapore and lead government relations, policy partnerships, and external engagement across the Asia-Pacific, including Korea, Japan, India, and Australia.
Until recently, the head served at Google as a director of government relations and public policy, overseeing global policy strategy for platforms and devices. The role covered government engagement in key markets including the United States, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, Korea, Brazil, and Southeast Asia, and handled core policy issues such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, competition, and privacy.
Lee holds a Ph.D. from Yonsei University, an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Emory University.
The head said, "The Asia-Pacific region has great potential to turn AI adoption into broad-based growth and opportunity," and added, "We will work with governments and institutions in each country to build policies and partnerships so that the benefits of AI can reach more people."