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Public Policy expert in the area of technology policies with focus on emerging technologies. Have contributed to Automobile, Retail/FMCG, Information Services and Green policy advocacy.
Involved in understanding policies in the Indian and South Asian technological space; interpreting the impact of policies for the benefit of IBM and that of the IT industry in generally; and influencing policies for the benefit for the sector.
Engaged on issues in AI/ML, Data Science, Quantum Computing and Social Media, and have published deep insights on these topics through LinkedIn, Medium and IBM blogs. Also contributed occasionally to news outlets, and quoted by the Media on policies on Artificial Intelligence in the region.
IBM
Nissan
Led cross country Communication and Government Affairs teams in achieving Nissan's production, marketing and distribution targets in the Asian region.
Coordinated with global Leadership team, Communication team, India Leadership, external agencies and vendors to launch Nissan Sunny, re-launch Datsun brand and participate in multiple Auto shows.
By crowd-sourcing actors from Social Media, using cars and an elephant as actors and capitalising on a celebrity brand ambassador, created a social media campaign -- a 5-minute film featuring Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, 40 plus Nissn Micra cars, a live elephant and 20 Bollywood wannabes. It has been dubbed first of its kind in the world and has helped catapult Nissan India's FB presence in a short period.
Greenpeace
Campaigned with the Government for green policies and legislations to ensure India moves on with development and care for Nature.
Campaigned on issues of pollution of the air, water and soil, and to have corporate accountability on such issues by bringing the best practices to have development and progress with care for nature.
Generated awareness about Greenpeace and its social motives among policy makers, the media and the larger public
Media
After the University, began career as a journalist with PTI and moved on with a few other news outlets.
Headed the Business News section of Agence France Presse (AFP) in New Delhi covering half a dozen Economic ministries.
Worked as Staff Writer with Reuters (now Thomson Reuters) before transitioning into the Advocacy and Public Policy space.
