Ankhi Das is the Director of Public Policy for Facebook in India and South & Central Asia. With over 16 years of public policy and regulatory affairs experience in the technology sector, Ankhi’s primary responsibilities are to lead Facebook’s efforts on Internet governance, Open Internet, privacy, data security, safety issues and political risk management for the company. In this role, Ankhi oversees the company’s relationships with policymakers, elected officials, government agencies and NGOs in India and South Asian countries and directs the company’s programs in these areas. One of her key goals is to promote the use of facebook for encouraging civic engagement, community organizing for elections and social causes.