Nisha Singhania is redefining independent leadership in Asia’s communications industry. As Co-Founder & CEO of Infectious Advertising, she has driven 3X growth in three years — transforming a five-member hot-shop into a 75+ strong, strategy-led powerhouse competing with multinational networks and winning global brands such as BKT Tyres and AMEX.

Combining commercial sharpness with institutionalised creativity, she has built scalable IP, launched the content vertical Epidimik, and shifted the business toward long-term partnerships, strengthening margins and sustainability. Her people-first culture has earned national recognition, including India’s 100 Great People Managers (Forbes India).

Driven by #NeverStopLearning and sharpened by Harvard’s OPM program, she represents a new generation of entrepreneurial leaders building globally competitive, culturally intelligent businesses.

She should win for proving that independent, founder-led agencies can scale profitably, compete globally, and lead with both performance and purpose.