Facebook India has assigned Sunil Abraham as the Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech to head and shape the company's stance on tech policy issues in India. He will report to India Public Policy Director Ankhi Das.
He will be responsible for building partnerships and engagements with key stakeholders in the public policy area of data privacy, consumer protection, and AI-led innovation for new products and services.
He will spearhead important policy development initiatives and proceedings in India and the South Asia region on data protection, privacy, new and emerging tech and represent Facebook's position in these multi-stakeholder processes.
In 1998, Abraham co-founded Mahiti Infotech, an open technology service provider for non-profit sector. Again in 2008, he co-founded the Centre for Internet and Society, a policy and academic research organisation.
He has been an advocate of free/open source software and was a part of the Wikimedia movement starting in 2004 when he co-managed the International Open Source Network for UNDP.
Most recently, he spent a year as Endowed Professor at ArtEZ University for Arts in the Netherlands.
Facebook India, South and Central Asia Public Policy Director Ankhi Das said Abraham's experience in the field of technology policy and his vast research on data reforms are an ideal fit for Facebook.
"We are thrilled to have Sunil in our team as he brings deep industry and civil society knowledge and understanding. With his expertise and experience, he will help us in our mission to build transparency, accountability and empowered communities," she added.
