Chaya Nayak (American Corporate Employee) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Corporate Employee
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Pune, Mumbai, India

Latest News about Chaya Nayak

31/08/2025

Chaya Nayak, an Indian-origin AI executive, left Meta after nearly nine years to join OpenAI's Special Initiatives team in August 2025. She had served as Director of Product Management for Generative AI from May 2023, contributing to three generations of the Llama model and Meta AI. Prior roles included leading the Open Research & Transparency team and Data for Good initiatives focused on societal impact and crisis response.

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Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Graduation	Global Studies (Security, Peace Studies, Spanish) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Postgraduation	Public Policy from the University of California

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Mother	Suchita Nayak
Siblings	1 Brother
Spouse	Tom Matthias

Career

Overview	Began career as a Project Manager at Pathways to Empowerment in Pune, India, from January to May 2010. Worked as a Geographic Information Specialist at the City of Milwaukee from 2011 to 2012. Consulted for The Ergo Group and the Institute for the Future in California in 2014. Served as Head Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley from August 2012 to May 2014. Managed teams as Impact and Program Manager at Samasource in San Francisco from June 2013 to May 2014. Worked at Quid in the Product and Consulting department in San Francisco from 2014 to 2015. Employed at Premise Data Corporation as a Data Scientist Solutions Engineer from 2015 to 2016. Joined Facebook (Meta) in October 2016 and was promoted to Product Manager in June 2018, later becoming Director of Product Management in Generative AI in May 2023. Created products like Disaster Maps for community emergencies and contributed to AI advancements at Meta. Left Meta in August 2025 to join OpenAI, working alongside former colleagues. Served as a First Mover Fellow at The Aspen Institute from 2020 to 2023. Led Facebook's Open Research & Transparency (FORT) team from 2018 to 2023, addressing data privacy, clean rooms, and research on Meta's societal impact including during the 2020 US elections. Contributed to the development of three generations of Meta's Llama model and Meta AI during her time in Generative AI. Joined Facebook (Meta) in October 2016 as Head of Data for Good, launching initiatives including Disaster Maps to support communities in crisis. Promoted to Product Manager and Head of Research and Transparency in June 2018, leading the Facebook Open Research & Transparency (FORT) team until May 2023, addressing data privacy, differential privacy, data clean rooms, and research on Meta's societal impact including during the 2020 US elections. Became Director of Product Management for Generative AI in May 2023, contributing to the development of three generations of Meta's Llama model and Meta AI. Left Meta in August 2025 after nearly nine years to join OpenAI's Special Initiatives team.

Overview

Began career as a Project Manager at Pathways to Empowerment in Pune, India, from January to May 2010.
Worked as a Geographic Information Specialist at the City of Milwaukee from 2011 to 2012.
Consulted for The Ergo Group and the Institute for the Future in California in 2014.
Served as Head Graduate Student Instructor at UC Berkeley from August 2012 to May 2014.
Managed teams as Impact and Program Manager at Samasource in San Francisco from June 2013 to May 2014.
Worked at Quid in the Product and Consulting department in San Francisco from 2014 to 2015.
Employed at Premise Data Corporation as a Data Scientist Solutions Engineer from 2015 to 2016.
Joined Facebook (Meta) in October 2016 and was promoted to Product Manager in June 2018, later becoming Director of Product Management in Generative AI in May 2023.
Created products like Disaster Maps for community emergencies and contributed to AI advancements at Meta.
Left Meta in August 2025 to join OpenAI, working alongside former colleagues.
Served as a First Mover Fellow at The Aspen Institute from 2020 to 2023.
Led Facebook's Open Research & Transparency (FORT) team from 2018 to 2023, addressing data privacy, clean rooms, and research on Meta's societal impact including during the 2020 US elections.
Contributed to the development of three generations of Meta's Llama model and Meta AI during her time in Generative AI.
Joined Facebook (Meta) in October 2016 as Head of Data for Good, launching initiatives including Disaster Maps to support communities in crisis.
Promoted to Product Manager and Head of Research and Transparency in June 2018, leading the Facebook Open Research & Transparency (FORT) team until May 2023, addressing data privacy, differential privacy, data clean rooms, and research on Meta's societal impact including during the 2020 US elections.
Became Director of Product Management for Generative AI in May 2023, contributing to the development of three generations of Meta's Llama model and Meta AI.
Left Meta in August 2025 after nearly nine years to join OpenAI's Special Initiatives team.

Favourites

Food	Tacos Pizza

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Chaya Nayak has a passion for traveling to remote locations and enjoys trekking during her leisure time.
2. She has often been seen leisurely enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.

Chaya Nayak Corporate Employee American Pune, Mumbai, India