Bhawani Balakrishnan

Bhawani Balakrishnan is a seasoned marketing communications professional with extensive experience in strategic communications and corporate partnership management. Currently serving as the Marketing Communications lead for the World Gold Council since March 2021, Bhawani oversees regional initiatives across ASEAN, Australia, Japan, and Korea, driving launches and collaborating with global teams on international projects. Prior experience includes a Senior Manager role at NUS Enterprise, where Bhawani managed strategic communications and achieved significant growth in a quarterly newsletter. Other roles encompass managerial positions in communications at various organizations, including the Management Development Institute of Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation. Bhawani holds a Master of Mass Communication from Nanyang Technological University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications from Monash University, along with experience as an exchange student at Simon Fraser University.