Sandhya Devanathan is a global business leader with experience in scaling businesses, building strong teams, and driving product innovation. She currently serves as the Vice President and Head of India at Meta, where she leads the country strategy/operations and fosters key partnerships with businesses, creators, and ecosystem partners across Meta's family of apps. Sandhya and her team are passionate about harnessing Meta's potential to accelerate India's techade. Sandhya started her career with Citibank in 2000 with roles in strategy, product and portfolio management in India, the Philippines, and the US. She then led the retail banking and payments product group as Managing Director at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. In 2016, she joined Meta and helped expand the company’s presence in Singapore and Vietnam, and also helped lead the company’s initiatives in ecommerce in Southeast Asia. In 2020, she moved to lead Meta's gaming business in the Asia-Pacific region. A passionate advocate for women in business, Sandhya actively supports gender diversity and inclusion as the executive sponsor for Women@APAC at Meta alongside various other initiatives she’s spearheaded over the course of her career. Sandhya serves on the global board of US-India Business Council (USIBC) and the National Library Board in Singapore. She is a board observer for Jio Platforms. She is co-chair of the FICCI National Committee on Media & Entertainment and the CII National Committee on IT and ITeS.