Social media giant Facebook on Monday announced that former bureaucrat and Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal will be taking over as director of public policy. Aggarwal's appointment comes months after Ankhi Das, who was accused of an alleged bias in favour of the ruling NDA Government, quit from her post in late October last year.
As per the Facebook statement, "The appointment of Rajiv Aggarwal as the Director of Public Policy to define and lead important policy development initiatives for Facebook in India on an agenda that covers user safety, data protection & privacy, inclusion and internet governance." Aggarwal will report to the Vice President of Facebook India.
"In this role, Aggarwal will report to Ajit Mohan, Vice President & Managing Director, Facebook India and will be a part of the India leadership team," it added.
The social media company said Aggarwal joins Facebook with 26 years of experience as an Indian Administrative Officer (IAS), working from grassroots to the global level, including as a District Magistrate in nine districts across the state of 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 (M/o Commerce), and was instrumental in the digital transformation of India’s IP offices," it added.