Karishma K.

Dalberg Global Development Advisors is a strategic advisory firm specializing in international development.

• Global Messaging Architecture: Led executive communications strategy across 28 international offices, delivering a 50% increase in executive profile engagement for new partners.
• Thought Leadership Systems: Designed scalable storytelling frameworks linking 144+ insights to business development opportunities, expanding firmwide access to strategic content.
• Operational Excellence: Developed communications SOPs aligning 75% of output with key convenings and launches, driving a 250% increase in strategic asset production.
• Digital Performance: The firm’s content consistently outperformed LinkedIn engagement rates of major players, being 2x higher than top-tier competitors like McKinsey and BCG.
• Growth Impact: Achieved a 65.5% year-over-year increase in social-driven website traffic, doubling website users for high-value content.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborated with operations, BD, and design teams to prepare C-suite for keynotes, launches, and crisis communication scenarios.

Penguin Random House India is a major publishing house offering diverse genres including popular fiction and non-fiction.

• Thought Leadership: Increased regional publishing cadence from 3 articles to 60 annually, transforming a low-output system into a vibrant thought leadership engine.
• Executive Positioning: Enhanced leadership visibility through strategic media coaching and placement, securing high-impact interviews and key speakership opportunities.
• Systems Innovation: Developed internal PR frameworks adopted globally, facilitating over 200 earned media placements annually in tier-1 outlets like CNBC, Forbes, and Fortune.
• Strategic Partnerships: Demonstrated ROI and formed Dalberg's first regional PR agency partnership, creating scalable infrastructure for sustained growth.

• High-Impact Content Creation: Produced award-winning gender equity content aired on CNN and integrated into Oxford University Press curriculum, enhancing thought leadership reach.
• Client Capacity Building: Designed messaging architecture workshops for senior client teams, strengthening in-house storytelling capabilities and public engagement strategies.
• Revenue Innovation: Developed Dalberg’s first BD-linked Communications Qualifications document, creating billable, scalable communications support offerings.
• Systems Development: Launched storytelling toolkits and training programs, embedding narrative excellence across global practice areas.

ITW Playworx is a media and entertainment company providing various marketing solutions across the entertainment industry.

• Created and developed screenplays and original story IPs for renowned studios, balancing creativity with production realities.
• Ensured narratives were adaptable across different cultures and media platforms, maximizing global reach.
• Collaborated with pioneers like Disney, Banijay, and Endemol Shine to deliver compelling media content.
• Contributed to innovative storytelling frameworks that enhanced cross-cultural resonance and audience engagement.

Penguin Random House is a leading global publishing house known for publishing a wide variety of both fiction and non-fiction books.

• Initiated an interactive workshop series reinterpreting Shakespeare's works for contemporary appreciation.
• Engaged diverse communities and professionals in dialogues about language, culture, and literature.
• Enhanced cultural relevance and accessibility of classic Shakespearean texts through workshops and discussions.
• Fostered an inclusive environment where participants found personal and contemporary significance in historical themes.

Shakespeare for Dummies is an initiative focused on demystifying Shakespearean texts for broader audiences.

The Super Readers Club provides a humanities-focused educational program for children, promoting inquiry and self-expression.

The Indian Express is a reputed Indian English-language daily newspaper known for its comprehensive coverage and fearless reporting.

• Consistently contributed incisive articles and reviews across major publications, recognized for blending literary sensibility with contemporary issues.
• Developed a reputation for insightful analyses of arts and culture, influencing public discourse on narrative critique.
• Collaborated with leading media outlets such as The Little Magazine, Times of India, and Hindustan Times.
• Authored compelling essays that bridged traditional literary criticism with modern cultural questions.