Akshita M Bhanj deo
A graduate of UWCSEA and Bard College, where Akshita majored in Political Science and Human Rights as a Davis Scholar. Akshita has spent a decade in social impact with roles in the Wadhwani Institute of Artificial Intelligence as a program and partnerships specialist and prior to that as a senior media executive at Edelman (PR and PA Agency) a global communications associate. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure India and South Asia. Akshita , a former TEDx speaker, and previous manager at Dasra, has led numerous events to influence philanthropic perspectives and foster community building among HNI and UHNI families. Deo brings a global perspective to the brand, having lived and worked in Singapore, New York, and India. Akshita is also the Director of The Belgadia Palace and its philanthropic arm The Mayurbhanj Foundation which has allowed her build a road map for sustainable development in Odisha’s largest district Mayurbhanj and use tourism as a vehicle for social impact in the space of arts and culture, sports, education and conservation.