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Akshobh Giridharadas is the Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Perspicacity Media LLC, a Washington D.C. based outfit. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and previously, Akshobh was a consultant with the World Bank in Washington, DC.
A journalist by profession, Akshobh was based in Singapore for seven years, four of which were as a reporter and producer with MediaCorp’s Channel News Asia covering foreign policy and international business news. He reported extensively on investor sentiment, tech trends, Fortune 500 companies, and startups, and interviewed Singaporean policymakers and visiting foreign dignitaries.
Akshobh started his career in Singapore with ESPN STAR Sports, where he worked as a sports producer. His foray into the world of sports broadcasting began after he finished in the quarter-finals of a pan-India talent hunt (Dream Job) for the next sports broadcasting face of ESPN STAR Sports.
Akshobh has written on diverse topics such as geopolitics, business, tech, culture, and sports and his commentary has appeared for outlets such as The Diplomat, The National Interest, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, News18, the Observer Research Foundation, FirstPost, MoneyControl, The Quint, and ThePrint. He is a two-time TEDx speaker and has moderated several panels at major tech conferences in Singapore.
Akshobh is the co-host of a new Podcast series titled The Global Detail Podcast (GDP) with Brandon Duke. The podcast goes beyond borders and headlines and seeks to interview an eclectic mix of experts with powerful stories.
Akshobh has two master’s degrees: one in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a second master’s in journalism from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication in Pune, India.