Twitter India’s public policy head steps down

Twitter India’s public policy head Mahima Kaul has resigned citing personal reasons. She decided to step down from the role in January and will be with the company till March to help with the smooth transitioning, the social media firm confirmed.

Kaul oversees Twitter’s relationship with policymakers, elected officials, government agencies, and NGOs in India and direct policy programmes in these areas. She joined the company in 2015 from Observer Research Foundation, a think-tank, where she was a fellow leading the cyber and new media initiatives.

The company has now listed the job opening on LinkedIn.

“At the start of this year, Mahima Kaul decided to step down from her role, as Twitter Public Policy Director for India and South Asia, to take a well-deserved break.