Facebook India appointed former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as its director of public policy in the country, a post that has been vacant for nearly a year since its previous policy head Ankhi Das quit, who quit the company in October last year. She was embroiled in a controversy for opposing the enforcement of hate-speech rules against right-wing leaders in the country. In his new role, Aggarwal will define and lead important policy development initiatives for Facebook in India on an agenda that covers user safety, data protection and privacy, inclusion, and internet governance.
Aggarwal, who will work on user safety, data protection, and privacy, inclusion, and internet governance, will report to Ajit Mohan, managing director, Facebook India, the company said in a statement. His last assignment was with Uber, where he was the head of public policy for India and South Asia.
About the Rajiv Aggarwal:
Aggarwal has over 26 years of experience as an Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) and worked as a District Magistrate in nine districts across Uttar Pradesh. During his tenure as an administrative officer, he steered India’s first-ever national policy on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) as Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and was instrumental in the digital transformation of India’s IP offices. Aggarwal’s last assignment was with Uber, where he was the Head of Public Policy for India and South Asia.
He has been closely associated with the India-US bilateral trade forum, besides being India’s lead negotiator on IPRs with other nations, the company said in a statement.