Preeti Nadgar

Preeti Nadgar currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at EssenceMediacom, having taken on the role in October 2021, where responsibilities include leading strategy for Global Clients and the Media Futures Group. Additionally, Preeti lectures as an Adjunct Professor at the SI Newhouse School since April 2017, teaching graduate-level media and communications planning. Previous experience includes leading connections planning at R/GA, shaping communications strategy at PHD for iconic brands, and serving in senior strategic roles at Starcom USA, Networked Insights, Geomentum, and Ogilvy & Mather. Preeti's foundational career also involved qualitative research at the Indian Market Research Bureau, alongside initial media planning experience. Academic credentials include an MA in Advertising from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science in Botany from Fergusson College.