Brutnow Media Company – Leadership & Core Team

👑 Shanu Mathai

Founder & Chairman – Brutnow Media Company

Visionary entrepreneur and multi-industry strategist, Shanu leads Brutnow’s expansion across media, cybersecurity, digital marketing, and real estate intelligence. With 16+ years of experience in operations, administration, digital growth, and strategic branding, he built Brutnow as a hybrid business magazine + digital solutions platform.

Shanu’s leadership focuses on:

Transforming Brutnow into a global insight and intelligence platform

Driving innovation across AI, cybersecurity, media, and business ecosystems

Building partnerships with industry leaders, policy institutions, and global markets

Scaling Brutnow’s readership, consulting arm, and multimedia presence

He also oversees:

Editorial direction at a strategic level

Corporate partnerships

Technology investments

Talent development

Brand positioning of Brutnow and Keepcastle Group

Shanu’s long-term vision is to build Brutnow Media into a world-class institution that shapes business intelligence in Asia, Middle East, and emerging markets.

🧠 Priya Krishnan

Editorial Director – Business & Governance

Priya leads Brutnow’s editorial division with 12+ years in global media, including coverage for Bloomberg and Economic Times. An Oxford graduate in International Policy, she specializes in geopolitics, sanctions, and governance issues that shape markets. She curates Brutnow’s flagship series, “Global Intel,” and manages editorial standards across contributors and guest writers.

🧑‍💻 Aditya Rao

Head of Digital & Data

A technologist with expertise in AI, cloud architecture, and cybersecurity, Aditya oversees Brutnow’s data-driven publishing engine and platform automation. He brings 10 years of experience from IBM and ThoughtWorks. As the lead behind Brutnow’s analytics-integrated editorial model, he ensures real-time insights power the newsroom and content personalization.

✍️ Lena D’Souza

Senior Writer – Tech & Future Trends

Lena writes at the intersection of emerging tech, digital regulation, and consumer culture. With bylines in TechCrunch and Fast Company, she brings a sharp, investigative voice to Brutnow’s content on AI, cybersecurity, and future workforce trends. Lena also mentors Brutnow’s internship program for early-stage writers.

🤝 Rohan Gupta

Partnerships & Brand Strategy Lead

Rohan brings 8+ years in global media partnerships, having worked at Ogilvy and Accenture. He drives Brutnow’s collaborations with brands, universities, think tanks, and policy forums. From sponsorships to co-branded research, Rohan scales Brutnow’s influence and cross-industry reach.

🎙️ Nisha Verghese

Host & Producer – Brutnow Original Podcasts

Nisha is the voice of Brutnow’s flagship industry show and co-producer of the “Boardroom Beyond Borders” podcast. She has 6 years in broadcast journalism with CNBC-TV18 and leads Brutnow’s multimedia expansion — including video interviews, panel discussions, and executive roundtables.

🛠️ Tech Contributors & Network Columnists

Brutnow collaborates with a growing network of subject-matter experts — from cybersecurity architects to policy researchers and global business strategists. These contributors add depth to Brutnow’s sections on Data Intelligence, Real Estate, Public Policy, and Digital Markets.