Karthik Venkatakrishnan is an experienced leader in consumer and marketing insights, currently serving as the Global Strategic Clients Leader at NielsenIQ, as well as the Managing Director for Consumer and Marketing Insights in the Asia Pacific region. Prior roles include Regional Head of Marketing Effectiveness and Consumer Intelligence at GfK, along with positions such as Commercial Director for ASEAN and Regional Director of Digital Market Intelligence. Karthik has also held executive roles at Insights by Kantar, where responsibilities included directing the Technology and Customer Experience Practice and serving as a Business Director. Karthik began the professional journey at NielsenIQ as an Associate Director and had earlier experience as a Senior Project Director at Insights by Kantar.