Abhishek Shastri

Abhishek Shastri has a wealth of experience in brand planning, strategy mentoring, digital strategy, public affairs management, and pharmaceutical training. Abhishek is currently an Associate VP of Brand Planning at Havas Life New York and previously held a role as a Senior Planner at the same company. Before that, they worked as a Strategy Mentor at The 30 Minute - University of Planning. Abhishek also served as a Digital Strategist and Brand Strategist at DDB Mudra Group. Earlier in their career, they held positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb India Private in public affairs management and business analysis roles. Abhishek also worked as a Management Trainee at Bristol-Myers Squibb India Pvt. Ltd. and completed a technical internship at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

Abhishek Shastri completed an MBA in Pharm Tech from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) between 2008 and 2013. Prior to that, they attended Carmel School Kuwait from 2001 to 2008. Abhishek has also obtained several additional certifications, including The Creative Accelerator from Contagious in 2022, the Twitter Flight School: Launch & Connect Badge from Twitter in December 2021, and various certifications from IDEO U, +Acumen, Google, and Facebook Blueprint between 2019 and 2021.