Pavan Kaushik

Co-Founder and Director at Gurukshetra Consultancy Private Limited

Delhi, India

Director and Co-Founder of Gurukshetra Consultancy Private Limited

Author of ‘The Fifth Estate’ - ‘Gazab Zindagi’ - ‘We all have Zinc in our Lives’ - ‘Me Within Myself’.

Pavan Kaushik is a Board-Level Advisor to Promoters, CEOs and Boards on Governance, Corporate Reputation, Stakeholder Strategy and Strategic Communications, with over 35 years of experience across the Mining, Metals, Infrastructure, Energy and Engineering sectors. He brings a unique perspective on reputation risk, stakeholder trust, social licence to operate, leadership credibility and long-term enterprise value creation.

Throughout his career, he has advised organizations at the intersection of business strategy, corporate reputation, stakeholder trust and leadership positioning, helping them strengthen credibility, manage reputation risk and create sustainable value in stakeholder-intensive and reputation-sensitive sectors.

As Co-Founder of Gurukshetra Consultancy, he has advised Promoters, CEOs, Boards and Leadership Teams on strategic communications, reputation management, governance communication, stakeholder engagement, leadership visibility, crisis preparedness, ESG communications and corporate affairs.

He brings the following perspectives to Boards, Promoters, CEOs and leadership teams:
• Corporate Reputation & Reputation Risk Oversight
• Governance, Stakeholder Trust & Social Licence to Operate
• Strategic Communications & Corporate Affairs
• Crisis Preparedness, Issues Management & Business Continuity
• ESG, Sustainability & Responsible Business Communication
• Leadership Positioning & Thought Leadership
• Institutional Credibility & Long-Term Value Creation
• Mining, Metals, Infrastructure, Energy & Engineering Sector Insights

Recognised by Thinkers360, he serves as an independent consultant and industry expert to leading global consulting and expert-network firms including GLG, Third Bridge, Athenium and Insight Alpha.

He is the author of three books on industrial development and strategic sectors and serves on the advisory boards of India CSR Network and Jarurat Care Foundation.

His interests extend to institution building, responsible industrial development and the role of boards in creating resilient, future-ready enterprises.

Board & Advisory Focus Areas: Governance | Corporate Reputation | Reputation Management | Strategic Communications | Stakeholder Strategy | ESG | Institution Building | Industrial Development | Long-Term Value Creation.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: India
Speaking Topics: Communicaton Strategies & Reputation, Promoters Positioning, CEOs Messaging, Mining & Metals, Community Service, Motivation and Counseling