Startup Policy Forum names Akashdeep Baruah as Communications Lead
Akashdeep has worked with media organisations like CNBC-TV18, Reuters, Times Now and Business Today
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Published: Sep 22, 2026 1:39 PM | 1 min read
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- The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) has appointed Akashdeep Baruah as its Communications Lead, effective immediately.
- Akashdeep Baruah has over seven years of experience in prominent news organizations, including CNBC-TV18, Reuters, Times Now, and Business Today.
- In his new role, he will oversee social media, communications, and media relations, as well as integrate AI into SPF's workflows.
- SPF President and CEO Shweta Rajpal Kohli highlighted Baruah's unique blend of newsroom experience and product-growth mindset as essential for the organization's mission.
The Startup Policy Forum (SPF) has appointed Akashdeep Baruah as its Communications Lead.
Akash brings over seven years of experience across major newsrooms, including CNBC-TV18, Reuters, Times Now and Business Today.
At SPF, Akash will lead social media, communications and media relations. He will also drive the integration of AI into the organization's workflows, and help amplify SPF's policy positions to key audiences.
"Akash brings a rare combination of a newsroom backbone and a product-growth mindset," said Shweta Rajpal Kohli, President and CEO of the Startup Policy Forum.
"As we build a startup that serves other startups, we need communications that move with speed and scale without compromising on quality, and Akash is the right person to lead that." "SPF is building something genuinely new, at the intersection of policy and the startups it represents," said Akashdeep Baruah. "I'm looking forward to shaping how that work reaches the people who matter."
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