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The Founders

Unmatched experience. Deep networks. Cross-sectoral expertise.
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Yashovardhan Azad, IPS (Retd)

Chairman & Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Former Special Director, Intelligence Bureau
& Secretary, Security, Govt of India

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Amb Pinak R Chakravarty, IFS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Former Secretary (Economic Relations),
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Saikat Datta

CEO & Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Strategic Adviser to NullCon
Former South Asia Editor, Asia Times

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Amitabh Mathur, IPS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Former Special Secretary,
Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW)

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Nandkumar Saravade IPS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Founding CEO of Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT)

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Saurabh Chandra, IAS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Former Secretary (Petroleum & Natural Gas, DIPP, GoI)

 

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Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd)

Co-founder, DeepStrat

Former FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command &
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

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Amb Amar Sinha, IFS (Retd)

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Former Secretary (Economic Relations) &
India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan

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Anand Venkatanaryanan

Co-Founder & CTO, DeepStrat

Cybersecurity Researcher,
Former CFO, Hasgeek

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Kazim Rizvi

Co-Founder, DeepStrat

Founder, The Dialogue

Our Strategic Advisers

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Udayan Mukherji, IPS (Retd)

Strategic Adviser, DeepStrat

Former Special Director, Intelligence Bureau

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Alison Tahmizian Meuse

Strategic Adviser, DeepStrat

Former Middle East Editor, Asia Times

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Debi P Dash, IRS (Retd)

Strategic Adviser, DeepStrat

Former Principal DG, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence &
Coordinator, UNSC Panel of Experts

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Arun Chaudhary, IPS (Retd)

Strategic Adviser, DeepStrat

Former DG of Police, SSB &
Additional Director, Intelligence Bureau

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Dr John Joseph, IRS (Retd)

Strategic Adviser, DeepStrat

Former Chairman and Member (Policy), CBIC

Our Executive Team

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Shachi Solanki

Deputy Chief of Operations, DeepStrat

National Law University, Delhi

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Sasidharan Kollery

VP & Head (Administration), DeepStrat

Former General Manager, Outlook

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Gauri S Kumar

Programme Associate, DeepStrat

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru

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Oleina Bhattacharya

Programme Associate, DeepStrat

Alliance University, Bengaluru

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Shreela Singh

Programme Associate, DeepStrat

Amity Law School, Noida

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Utkarsh Vishwakarma

Programme Associate - Cybersecurity, DeepStrat

International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru