Hrishikesh Bagade

As Associate Vice President, Hrishikesh is known for driving creative transformation and operational excellence across large-scale design teams. With 17+ years of experience in design strategy and leadership, he excels at scaling design operations, optimizing workflows, and developing creative talent in dynamic, high-output environments.

Hrishikesh’s leadership is rooted in data-driven decision-making, people-first management, and process innovation. He has successfully led the expansion of a 225+ member team and significantly boosted project delivery capacity. Known for his collaborative style, he empowers teams to consistently deliver high-quality, efficient results.

Passionate about mentoring future leaders and building client trust, Hrishikesh is committed to evolving design operations to meet global standards.

Outside of work, he enjoys listening to light music, playing cricket and tennis, and spending time in his terrace garden.