Board of Members
N S Rajan
Co-Founder & Former Director, Ketchum Sampark, Board Member & Ex Chairman, ASCI
N S Rajan co-founded Ketchum Sampark, and was its MD & Global Partner for over 27 years before retiring in 2021. He is also the Board Member of SCoRe, India’s first PR School. In recognition of his contributions to PR, Rajan received the Lifetime Achievement Award from E4M, and earlier at the Fulcrum Awards- PRAXIS9. Rajan has been a long serving member of the Board of Governors of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) & was its chairman in 2022-23.
Bela Rajan
Founder and Former Director, Ketchum Sampark
Bela Rajan was the founder and Director of Ketchum Sampark, which she co-led for over three decades. She now serves as a Mentor and Board Member at SCoRe. Actively involved with FICCI FLO for over a decade, she currently serves on its National Governing Body. She received lifetime achievement awards for PR at the Fulcrum Awards (2022) and E4M (2023). Bela is actively involved in philanthropic work supporting women and girls through organisations like Enrich Life Foundation, Balanand Trust, and Umang for differently-abled adults.
Mentors
Nitin Mantri
(President APAC We. Communications, Group CEO, Avian We.)
Nitin Mantri is President, We. Asia-Pacific, and Group CEO, Avian We. A recognised expert in crisis communication and public affairs, he co-founded policy consultancy Chase Advisors (previously known as Chase India) in 2011. A former president of PRCAI and ICCO, he now chairs PRCA’s Global Advisory Board, serves on ICCO’s Global Executive Committee, and mentors aspiring professionals through SCoRe. A committed industry advocate, he also teaches communications at leading colleges in India. His contributions have been honoured with ICCO Hall of Fame induction, PRCA’s Outstanding Contribution Award, and PRovoke’s Individual Achievement SABRE Award.
Amith Prabhu
(Founding Dean SCoRe, Co-Founder Promise Foundation which runs PRAXIS)
Amith Prabhu is the Founding Dean at the School of Communication and Reputation (SCoRe). A pioneering reputation management professional with over twenty years of experience in India and the USA at various marketing communications firms. He was instrumental in establishing a futuristic vision and culture of innovation in PR education. He is the co-founder of Promise Foundation which runs PRAXIS. He serves on the International Board of the Global Alliance (GA) and was honoured as Indian PR Professional of the Year in 2014. Amith has co-authored books dedicated to Public Relations and also contributes thought-leadership articles for various national and global professional journals.
Force Behind SCoRe
Hina Issar Huria
Programme Director
Hina is a seasoned communications professional with 27 years of rich and diverse experience in strategic counsel and brand storytelling within the public relations ecosystem. She began her career advising diverse Indian and global brands on strategy and reputation management, before transitioning into HR leadership—heading the human resources function at one of India’s largest PR firms.
For the past decade, she has worked as an independent communications consultant, designing learning and development programmes. For seven years, she also served as the Founding Director of the Fulcrum Awards—India’s largest communications awards platform.
She holds a postgraduate diploma in Communications from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
Tamanna Singh
Head, Student Affairs
Tamanna is an experienced PR and Communications professional with a PG Diploma in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from SCoRe. With a background in English Literature, and experience in education and PR consulting, she brings a unique blend of expertise in creating learning opportunities for PR learners.
Twisha Gupta
Executive, Communications
Twisha looks after Marketing and Communications at SCoRe. She completed her PG Diploma in Public Relations and Corporate Communication from SCoRe and holds a Bachelor's in Mass Media (Advertising). A blend of creativity, confidence, and optimism, she brings clarity, ownership, and strategic thinking to everything she does.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board comprises accomplished Public Relations professionals, who provide strategic guidance and insights to SCoRe
Ameer Ismail
Former President
Lintas Live
Arun Sudhaman
CEO The PRomise Foundation
Founding Editor Earned First
Begoña González-Cuesta
Dean of Education & Academic Experience
IE Business School & IE University
Bela Rajan
Founder and Former Director
Ketchum Sampark
Dr. Pragnya Ram
Group Executive President – Group Head, CSR, Legacy Documentation & Archives
Aditya Birla Group
Glenn Osaki
Director, International Affairs
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Leslie Gaines-Ross
Reputation Expert, Ex-Chief Reputation Strategist
Weber Shandwick
Madan Bahal
Co-founder and MD
Adfactors PR
Nitin Mantri
President @(APAC) WE Communications, Group CEO,
Avian WE,Past President ICCO & PRCAI
N S Rajan
Co-Founder and Former Director, Ketchum Sampark,
Board Member and Ex Chairman , ASCI
Sonya Madeira
Founder
Rice Communications (Rice FINN Partners)
Sunil Gautam
Founder & Partner
Pitchfork Partners
Academic Council
The Academic Council comprises leading professionals from Public Relations and Corporate Communications who help enhance our curriculum to align with evolving trends
Amit Misra
CEO
MSL South Asia
Archana Jain
Founder & CEO
PR Pundit Havas Red
Bhavna Jagtiani
CEO
Edelman India
Deepshikha Dharmaraj
CEO
Burson Group India
Kunal Kishor Sinha
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Value 360 Group; President
PRCAI
Nandita Lakshmanan
Founder & CEO
The Practice
Nikhil Dey
Executive Director
Adfactors PR
Ophira Bhatia
VP, India & Lead, AMEA, Corporate & Government Affairs
Mondelez International
Seema Ahuja
VP & Global Head, Corporate Communications
Biocon
Sujit Patil
Chief Communications Officer
Godrej Industries
Sunayna Malik
CEO
Archetype