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Building to learn

About

A purpose-driven leader, I bring a decade of versatile experience across business strategy, technology, and communications with MNCs, Startups and International Organizations in India and the US. Most recently, I served as Chief of Staff to the President of Assurance at Deloitte South Asia, where I helped drive strategic planning and execution, growth initiatives, and CXO-level priorities. Alongside my core role, I also led CSR for Assurance, driving purpose-led initiatives with the intent to unite people with empathy to create a meaningful positive change for our community. Previously, I was part of the founding team that built India's first fintech banking solution for underserved communities - designed to positively enhance financial inclusion for over 500 million consumers. In 2019, I joined the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, an 11-member global team chaired by Melinda Gates and Jack Ma, where I contributed to shaping policy dialogues on the future of digital cooperation at the United Nations in New York. I am known for bringing order out of chaos, untangling and solving complex problems with diplomacy and precision. I thrive at delivering results in high-stakes, fast-paced environments. Over the years, I’ve become the go-to person for navigating ambiguity, orchestrating cross-functional-sectoral collaboration, and translating strategy into tangible and innovative outcomes. Mediocrity bores me and I am relentless in chasing excellence. In my free time, I actively engage in social impact initiatives that create meaningful change for both people and the planet. I also cherish mentoring young people to spark ‘more’ of what they can be. Live by: 1% better every day ~ James Clear. Being in the Möbius loop of continuous learning enables me to explore diverse capacities.

Location

India

Work experience

Chief of Staff, Assurance at Deloitte, Jun 2024 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos, • Served as Chief of Staff to the President of Assurance, strengthening leadership alignment and execution rigor for a $100M+ practice post-restructuring by institutionalising light-touch governance via cadences, workshops, leadership forums across 64 Partners and 3,000+ staff. • Partnered with President, CGO, and COO to shape high-impact narratives for board/CXO meetings, global reporting, leadership visits, large-scale offsites, events and high-stakes internal/external ecosystem engagements. • Co-curated Deloitte’s flagship initiatives including Independent Director Training Program (Saarthi), engaging 100+ high-profile board members and strengthening Deloitte’s market position as a trusted governance advisor. • Co-designed and executed go-to-market strategy for Deloitte’s flagship leadership initiative collaborating with 8 CXO-level Asia Pacific and Global leaders; appreciated as best-till-date project by the Deloitte Asia Pacific CEO. • Led Assurance CSR mobilising senior Partners, 100+ volunteers and professionals across the firm to pilot and scale DigiAsha - refurbishing and donating laptops to enable digital access for children of support staff; expanded the program pan-India across Deloitte verticals, positively impacting 60+ eligible college-going students and families. • Recognitions: Fast-tracked promotion to Associate Director within 2 years; awarded ‘Purpose Pioneer Award’ for DigiAsha at Deloitte South Asia Partnership Meet 2024 along with 6 firm-level awards for impactful performance.

Chief of Staff, Risk Advisory at Deloitte, Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr, • Served as Chief of Staff to the President of Risk Advisory, aligning and driving implementation of strategic priorities for the practice by orchestrating leadership forums, partner meets, and strategy summits, and enabling cross-functional collaboration across departments; strengthened cohesiveness among 85+ Partners and 5,000+ professionals. • Co-led PMO, strategic planning, transition, and integration of high-profile acquisition within Deloitte. • Implemented operational rigor on strategic initiatives through weekly Executive Committee, Growth council, DEI council, leadership meetings along with planning and monitoring KPI’s in line with organizational priorities. • Formed and co-led the Women Inclusion Network (WIN) Council alongside the Chief Happiness Officer, translating DEI intent into measurable initiatives and embedding inclusion practices across the Risk Advisory practice.

Chief of Staff at branchX, Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 · 7 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ● Responsible for leading innovations, managing high-priority cross-functional coordination and delivery between multi-stakeholder groups. Part of the founding leadership team enabling decision-making and relevant interventions in high-impact areas. Primary point of contact driving engagement with business partners and leading investor relations. ● Drove operational excellence between 4 technology partners to launch India's 1st combo prepaid card designed to provide a banking and financial service solution for over 450 Mn domestic migrants in India. Successfully led delivery and product launch of the initial 20,000 cards pilot. ● Led an 8-member team to design, build, and prototype an innovative voice-based AI-enabled SME product targeted to reach 13 Mn Indian retailers and raise $2Mn seed fund. ● Successfully led delivery and launch of SaaS-based web and mobile application in under 15 days resulting in $23Mn GTV.

Senior Communications Lead at branchX, May 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Remote, ● Led communications for India’s first fintech for social good startup accelerating financial inclusion for migrant workers. ● Set up base communication and implemented marketing campaigns targeted to facilitate the distribution of fintech products designed to impact underbanked domestic migrants via 2000+ agents across India. ● Established a 9-member in-house creative department that expanded social media presence by 70%, saving the organization 40 lakhs per year in retainer agency payments. ● Spearheaded public relations events with high-profile partners such as PWC and MFIN networks resulting in several accolades and feature in top media outlets.

Core Communications Coordinator, Trustee at Distress Management Collective, Jul 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo, Delhi, India, ● Led digital strategy, public engagement, and communications supporting COVID-19 relief work and social impact campaigns. ● Hosted virtual live events on zoom with over 600+ attendees, including several high-profile Government Officials, International Organizations, and Civil Society members. ● Led a team of youth volunteers to produce external communication materials such as graphics, social media posts, flyers, digital certificates, and banners for online events. ● Produced external outreach materials for collaboration and partnerships with regional NGO's, Private Sector, State and Central Government of India.

Chief Impact Officer at Inner Voice Foundation, Mar 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos, India, ● Since March 2020, led 10+ humanitarian aid campaigns assisting 2000+ people with COVID-19 relief support (food, medical aid, clothes, etc.) ● Co-led a complex rehabilitation campaign for conflict-affected slum-dwellers, prevented further abuse of women and young girls. ● In partnership with regional NGOs, currently leading Capacity Building Programme for 200+ homeless in Varanasi, India.

Web Content Editor at Mediahoop Marketing Agency (MMAG), Jan 2020 - Jun 2020 · 6 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ● Drafted and edited website content, 25+ articles, blogs, and social media posts. ● Integrated SEO techniques in-line with client requirements ● Drafted content for marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness and online visibility ● Pitched creative content strategy and distribution ideas to increase user and website engagements. ● Commended for producing high-quality writing that directly contributed to elevating the agency’s credibility through word-of-mouth testimonials.

Education

Master's degree, Media Management, The New School

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT)