Experience

N Square Collaborative

• Director of Foresight

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  New York City Metropolitan Area Running and developing foresight programs designed to produce novel insights into key nuclear challenges and inform new strategies, funding priorities, and policies.



Participatory Futures Global Swarm

• Australia
• Research Services

• Foresight Researcher & Co-founding Member

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Youngest founding member of Action Foresight’s ‘Global Swarm’— an internationally distributed team of futurists, researchers, and innovators.



Decolonizing Futures Initiative

• Founder

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  India The Decolonizing Futures Initiative utilizes non-western folk storytelling as a tool for inclusion of marginalized voices, and cultural knowledge about the future in order to inform & inspire inclusive decision-making, planning, and innovation.



School of International Futures (SOIF)

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Lead & Network Weaver | Next Generation Foresight Practice (NGFP)

  • Jul 2020 - May 2021

  London Area, United Kingdom Cultivated a global community of practice of 300+ young innovators and change-makers from over 68 countries



UNESCO

• France
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Host & Core Organizing Team Member |UNESCO Global Futures Literacy Summit

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Paris, Île-de-France, France As part of the core team contributed towards the conceptualization, design, planning, and organization of the plenary sessions titled Futures Conversations with high-level world leaders. Hosted a series of ‘Futures Conversations’ with seven world leaders including; Minister for Gender and Children’s Affairs, Sierra Leone; CEO, Atelier BNP Paribas; Secretary of Education, Philippines; State Governor, Austria viewed by a virtual worldwide audience of 6000 people



NAB Show

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Live Show Host | Panel on Future of Storytelling

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Curated and hosted a series of Live panels with leading professionals from the field of entertainment, technology and media exploring the Futures of Storytelling at the 2019 NAB Show.



OCAD University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Design Lead (Patient Experience)

  • Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Co-designed, conducted design research with patients and caregivers to help guide understanding of cancer pre-diagnosis journeys pan-Canadian. Synthesized data to visualize a complex system-map, illustrate gaps in the system, and recommended strategies for addressing inequalities in the health-care system.

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Toronto, Canada Area Worked as a research assistant to Dr. Dori Tunstall on the Decolonizing Design project, focused on redesigning the design curriculum and introducing initiatives to put indigenous knowledge first. Led the editorial design of Dean Dori’s book ‘UnDesign’.



Health Quality Innovation Collaborative

• Design Consultant

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Developed visual strategy and designed communication collaterals for miDash— an online patient-portal, providing patients’ with their personal health information, in real-time. miDASH has 350 clinician users in Ontario and 1 million patient records are automatically updated daily which helps provide patients and doctors with the most up-to-date information each time the portal is used.



Exotic Flavors Online Private Limited

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Design

  • Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Managed design strategy for ecommerce start-up, led a team of copywriters, artists, developers. Led the website and UI design for the online platform. Concept and art direction for online campaigns and web collaterals. Developed visual language, and brand guidelines.



The Caravan

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  New Delhi Area, India Executed editorial redesign of India’s leading magazine of narrative journalism paving way for digital transition which increased readership from 40,000 to 1.5 million per month. Analyzed inputs from a cross-functional design research to understand existing and emerging audience needs, which helped popularize the magazine among previously untapped younger-reader demographic in India.



DKMD

• India
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Design Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  New Delhi Area, India Dev Kabir Malik Design is a strategic design and brand development company based in New Delhi, India. Worked on a range of projects ranging from illustration, information design, data visualization, branding and editorial design for leading Indian clients including BIRA, The Sunday Guardian Newspaper, KREA, and The Outdoor Journal.