Shaping Strategy. Building Reputation. Driving Impact.
Meet The Team
Founding Partner
Muneeb Ansari
Muneeb brings over two decades of extensive experience in strategic communications and addressing critical business and reputational challenges. He has successfully led multifaceted projects and initiatives across a diverse array of sectors, providing counsel to Fortune 500 companies, federal and state governments, intergovernmental organizations, investment promotion boards, industry associations, and civil society organizations. Muneeb has established a broad network and accumulated significant experience across geographies, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Australia, Germany, UK, and USA.
Senior Advisor - USA
Shubh Swain
Shubh Swain has extensive experience managing large-scale, multi-sectoral programs across six countries. Shubh has collaborated with more than 10 federal and state governments, 28 international non-profits and research institutions, universities, seven donor agencies, and approximately 72 community-based organizations worldwide. His works have influenced policies in India, Tanzania, and Nigeria, particularly in the areas of gender, health, nutrition, communicable diseases, and agriculture. He has worked with international organizations based in the United States, including Cornell University, FHI 360, and the Population Council.
Partner - India
Farhan Khan
Farhan has over fifteen years of experience in strategic public relations, political communication, and reputation management. His work spans leadership roles at WarRoom Communications and Ant Theory, where he managed high-impact campaigns for political leaders, governments, corporates and emerging startups. In his capacity as Associate Director at GT and KPMG, Farhan has represented the Government of Maharashtra at global platforms including the World Economic Forum in Davos and World Expo Dubai, where he showcased the state’s industrial and investment potential to global investors.
Partner - Gulf Region
Suhail Shaikh
Suhail Shaikh is a senior growth and strategic business leader with over two decades of experience in strategic communications, digital first strategies, driving market expansion, enterprise partnerships, and digital transformation across Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. He has led workforce modernization programs and has built strategic ecosystems across Media, Education, IT, Human Capital, and Digital Transformation sectors. His career includes cultivating partnerships with leading government and enterprise organizations such as Saudi Aramco, BAPCO, the Ministry of Finance, and Tamkeen. His leadership has consistently contributed to regional expansion, institutional transformation, and sustainable business growth. Suhail holds Bachelor’s degree in Economics and an Masters in Business Administration in Marketing from Mumbai University.
Senior Advisor - Regulatory Standards & Certifications
U. S. P. Yadav
U.S.P. Yadav is former Scientist G and Deputy Director General (Head of Southern Region) at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and a distinguished standards and certification professional with over 35 years of experience in conformity assessment, laboratory management, quality infrastructure, and technical regulation. He has played a pivotal role in shaping India's standards and certification ecosystem, contributing to several national and international technical committees, including ISO/TC 176, ISO/TC 309, ISO/TC 262, and various BIS Management Systems Divisions. Widely recognized for his expertise in hallmarking, management systems certification, and regulatory policy, he has been instrumental in developing certification frameworks, strengthening quality infrastructure, and advancing compliance and institutional excellence across sectors.
Senior Advisor - Geopolitics & International Affairs
Bhargav Mitra
Former diplomat and Joint Secretary (Retd.), Government of India, with over three decades of service across security, international relations and diplomacy. He currently serves as a Consultant at the Ministry of External Affairs, focusing on the diplomatic aspects of counter-terrorism and subject-related international relations. He served as India's First Permanent Representative to the Tashkent-based Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Across his career in the Cabinet Secretariat and at Indian embassies in Tashkent and Bishkek, he analysed developments spanning Russia, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, South Asia, East Asia (including China), Southeast Asia and Europe, and lectured at Government of India academies and universities at home and abroad. Master's in Russian Language and Literature, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Director - Strategy & Communications
Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma is a political strategist and policy researcher with extensive on-ground campaign experience across India. She holds an MSc in Politics Research from the University of Oxford, an MA from IIT Gandhinagar and a BA from TISS. She has managed multi-constituency election campaigns, co-authored state and assembly-level manifestos, and led large-scale field and fellowship programmes across several Indian states. Most recently Senior Policy Analyst at The Quantum Hub, she worked on responsible AI adoption, digital governance and public health policy, including a study of PM-JAY's impact on women's health-seeking behaviour commissioned by the National Health Authority. She brings a rare combination of academic rigour, field experience and policy depth to strategic communications and public affairs.
Media Production Lead
Prashant Rawat
Prashant Rawat is a media production and communications professional with over eight years managing multimedia operations, creative teams and large-scale content execution across India. His experience spans campaign coverage, event production, visual storytelling and rapid-response content for high-profile public figures across multiple states. Earlier in his career he was at Jellysmack, producing content for leading Indian creators, and held creative and production roles across advertising, e-commerce and entertainment, including assignments for Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy and Zomato. He holds an MA in Sociology from IGNOU and a BA in Animation and VFX from MAAC, and brings strong command of Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop to every production.
Account Director
Ishika Parikh
Ishika Parikh is a strategy and marketing professional with experience across brand management, digital growth, and data-driven decision-making. With a Master’s degree in Consumer Analytics and Marketing Strategy from the University of Leeds and a strong academic foundation in branding from NMIMS, she brings a unique blend of analytical depth and creative insight. Over the years, Ishika has led marketing initiatives for global and luxury brands, managed end-to-end digital campaigns, and delivered performance-driven results across social media, product launches, and influencer collaborations. She currently supports organizations in building scalable strategies across agritech, public sector initiatives, and emerging industries.
Project Consultant
Bharati Shelatkar
Bharati Shelatkar is a public policy and governance professional with an interdisciplinary background spanning healthcare, cancer research, and strategic communications. Her academic preparation for the Union Public Service Commission examinations has sharpened her expertise in Indian polity, public administration, and evidence-based policy analysis. Bharati's earlier career as a practising dentist and her work as a medical data analyst on U.S.-based cancer research projects give her a distinctive, ground-level perspective on healthcare access and public health systems, an asset she brings to every policy and communications challenge. She is a certified graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science's Public Policy Analysis programme.
Social Media Specialst
Saket Loke
Saket Loke is a digital marketer and social media specialist with experience across content planning, official handle management, media monitoring and YouTube operations for political and public-facing brands. He has managed official social media presence for elected representatives and coordinated digital operations across multiple public-facing channels, combining newsroom discipline from an earlier stint as a sub-editor with fast-paced digital execution. He holds an MA in History from K. J. Somaiya College and a PG Diploma in Mass Media and Journalism from the University of Mumbai.
Senior Graphic Designer
Harsh Shukla
Harsh Shukla is a graphic designer with experience across branding, campaign creative and digital design for high-profile public offices and organisations, including design leadership for a state Chief Minister's Office. His work spans logo and identity design, social media creative, vehicle branding and large-format campaign collateral. He holds a B.Com from CSJM University Kanpur and trained at MAAC, and is skilled in graphic and UI/UX design, Figma, wireframing and prototyping.
Senior Video Editor
Manas Tawde
Manas Tawde is a senior video editor with experience spanning television, music production and large-scale campaign content. He has worked across major production houses and media companies, including a tenure as senior video editor at Tips Industries in music production, and has handled everything from films to sound engineering for a leading Marathi entertainment show. He holds a Bachelor of Mass Media from Mumbai University and trained in advanced animation at Arena Animation. His toolkit spans Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop and Illustrator, giving him full command of the edit-to-delivery pipeline.
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