Harshad Rajadhyaksha — CEO

A passionate and proud member of the Indian advertising community for over 26 years. Trained at India's premier Applied Art college, the Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai. A Mumbai University topper in BFA (Applied Art), of the class of 1997. In his journey through the ranks from art direction and copywriting to overall creative direction, has soaked in work cultures at various agencies such as Trikaya Grey, daCunha, Mudra (DDB), Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, JWT and Ogilvy. From May 2010 to June 2017, has been with Ogilvy Mumbai in the roles of Sr. CD, Group CD and Executive CD . Served as CCO Ogilvy India (West) from 2017 to 2020. Has been serving as CCO, Ogilvy India since February 2020. International recognition includes Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, Spikes, D&AD Impact, Effies International, AMEs, Clio, AdFest Asia-Pacific and New York Festival. Harshad has also served as a jury member for prestigious global shows such as the Clio Awards and Cannes Lions. National recognition includes Kyoorius Elephants, CAG, Abbies (Goafest), Kyoorius Design and Effies India. When he manages to take any time out, he is an avid street photographer and has created a decade-long photo essay on Facebook titled, 'A Close Shave Called Mumbai'.

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Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 29 yrs 5 mos