Abhishek is the Chief Executive Officer of Hill & Knowlton, India.  As a highly accomplished and award-winning strategic communications leader, he is responsible for H&K India’s business growth and strategy.  Since joining in this role in May 2020, he has exponentially grown the company’s client portfolio, enabling substantive and creative direction that led to addition of service offerings like Advisory, Public Advocacy, and Creative Services among others.    

Abhishek specializes in transformation, corporate and crisis communications, as well as managing complex stakeholder communications for national and global companies. He also serves as the key advisor for CEOs and C-Suite leaders on all elements of communications including policy, financial communications, crisis management and corporate citizenship. 

At Hill & Knowlton, he is also the chief crisis management strategist helping clients navigate through tumultuous situations and safeguarding their interests amidst challenging circumstances. His expertise lies in not only foreseeing potential crises but also orchestrating effective strategies to mitigate and manage them seamlessly.  

In the past, Abhishek has also managed Public Affairs and Communications for American Express in India and South Asia Region. He led the communication strategy for their global corporate payments and travel business. He was also responsible for driving employee value proposition, corporate social responsibility and policy communications and was an India representative of the knowledge committee at AMCHAM on CSR.

Abhishek is a theatre-enthusiast, a cricketer and an avid reader.