Shaila Sam

Shaila Sam is a Corporate Communication professional with over 20 years of experience that spans from start-ups in the digital domain, the conservation sector to the government (transportation and education). Her niche areas of specialisation are strategic communication, content management, crisis communication, and media relations. In the current role, she is leading impact and communications for the organisation.

She has worked as the Director of Communications at Reach to Teach, Communications Specialist at the United Nations Environment Programme, Senior Manager and Head of Central Communications at WWF India, Communications Consultant at IIM Bangalore, Senior Public Relations Inspector at Indian Railways, Interim Head of Communications at Medecins Sans Frontières, and Content Editor and Marketing Consultant at Indians4africa.

In her career, she has launched large-scale social campaigns in India, created a volume of content that not only tells a story of the organisation's past but also puts in a framework for its future, and creates its brand-new avatar. She has created communication verticals, managed and launched the reach and messaging of the online and off-line campaigns, managed the strategic-level planning and execution, and worked in close conjunction with fundraising, HR, and global and operational offices.