Chaya Nayak Age, Wiki and Bio

Chaya Nayak

Quick Info

ProfessionCorporate Employee
NationalityAmerican
BirthplacePune, Mumbai, India

Bio/Wiki

ProfessionCorporate Employee

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

GraduationGlobal Studies (Security, Peace Studies, Spanish) from the University of Wisconsin
PostgraduationPublic Policy from the University of California

Personal Life

HometownPune, Maharashtra
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

MotherSuchita Nayak
Siblings1 Brother
SpouseTom 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.

Favourites

Food
  • Tacos
  • Pizza

Some Lesser Known Facts

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