Rishi D. Sharma Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Chicago, IL, US

Member of the Go-to-Market (GTM) Leadership team, leading enterprise sales efforts and driving areas of the GTM function, including content marketing, thought leadership, creative, design and public affairs/media relations. Managing revenue generating initiatives that foster collaboration, enhance cross-selling and support targeted business development and.

Chicago, IL, US

• Stout is a global advisory firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting and transaction advisory, valuation, financial disputes, claims, and investigations. We serve a range of clients, from public corporations.
• Developed, designed and executed formal “sales plays” targeting the cross sale of two primary service lines resulting in total estimated fees of 7 figures.
• Designed, contributed to and helped support the formal launch of an industry first business development program to train the next generation of BD executives in professional services.
• Oversaw the development and execution of all CRO content and communications to 200+ Managing Directors.
• Supported targeted account management efforts with private equity funds, leveraging content, messaging, CRM and business analytics data.
• Produced sales and marketing materials to enable practice professionals to cross sell and outreach to clients and prospects more effectively.

Boston, MA, US

Selected to be a Member of the Business Development Council, an invitation-only community for executives within the sales and business development function. Members include C-Suite, Owners, Founders, and Partners - leaders who come together to shape the future of industry.Rishi was vetted and approved by Forbes’ Review Committee based on his depth and.

Brighton, MA, US

Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, an opt-in research community of business professionals.

Chester, NJ, US

Platinum Minds is a nonprofit educational and leadership development organization dedicated to assisting boys and young men (grades 6-11) from environmentally challenged neighborhoods with achieving their full academic potential and becoming leaders in their communities.

New York, NY, US

• Director, Business Unit CMO and member of Leadership Team, reporting to the President of Corporate Finance.Responsible for the planning, execution and reporting of marketing, communications, PR, branding and sales.
• Doubled team headcount and consistently at or below program investment spend/budget YoY
• Led a global re-branding effort for Corporate Finance; managed all aspects of marketing, communications, advertising, legal, admin, budgeting. Retained Duff & Phelps branding for Transaction Opinions practice and.
• Accelerated 25-50% YoY increases in PR globally; 300+ media placements leveraging press relationships and agencies
• Assessed, project managed and organized 200+ events, golf sponsorships and speaking opportunities
• Oversight and production of 200+ industry reports and deal announcements

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

• Work focused on marketing across Tax Services and Transfer Pricing practices, in addition to core Valuation Marketing. Developed and executed a go-to-market marketing & communication plan for the Duff & Phelps’ Cost of.
• Led institutional marketing campaign around U.S. Tax Reform. Campaign tactics included collateral and presentation development; digital (website, email, social media, videos), media relations; client communications.
• Developed strategic messaging and values for the global Transfer Pricing practice
• Co-Editor of Valuation Insights, Duff & Phelps’ global valuation publication distributed to over 30,000 valuation professionals gleaning insights and data from across service lines
• Achieved gross revenue sales for the Cost of Capital Navigator of $2 million in 2020: an 11% increase from 2019 and $6 million in revenue since launch
• Produced a 300+% increase in net new leads for the VDS business

Sydney, NSW, AU

• Media relations/external communications primarily focused on Macquarie Capital, the capital markets, principal investing and transaction advisory business in the Americas. Additional comms responsibility across.
• Developed strategic communication plans for Macquarie Capital’s product line and industry verticals. Increased media engagements for the firm’s product and industry groups by over 50%.
• Provided media relations counsel and increased interviews and placements for investment bankers in U.S. business and trade press including: Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Deal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oil &.
• Managed media and public affairs outreach for numerous large-scale advisory and financing transactions across verticals including: advisory role in $11.0 billion LNG project finance deal, $5.1 billion sell-side deal in.
• Developed external communications around U.S. high-speed broadband public-private partnership investments. Led external communications efforts on behalf of a consortium of partners participating in $250 million.
• Developed and managed external communications around the first battery energy storage financing deal with CIT, AMS and Tesla in the renewables sector

London, GB

Short term Senior Account Manager position for a fast growing Financial PR and Communications agency with offices in New York and London. Managed a team of PR execs and served as primary relationship manager and media relations consultant for over a dozen key accounts in the Financial Services and FinTech arena.

London, England, GB

• Managed all external communications and media relations for FTSE Americas with a focus on: marketing communications, public relations, content development, social media platforms and U.S. client/partner.
• Developed strategic public relations, social media and content marketing plans for FTSE’s $5 million+ dollar marketing campaign targeting U.S. Registered Investment Advisors
• Managed all aspects of thought leadership content development for FTSE; implemented a content marketing system, social media monitoring and compliance tools and managed a team of external writers
• Arranged interviews and secured media placements for senior FTSE executives in the U.S. press including Reuters, ETF Trends, Index Universe and Securities & Investments.
• Developed a brand transition and communications plan for FTSE’s joint fixed income venture with the Toronto Stock Exchange.
• Developed marketing, client and media communications in support of large US sales accounts including Vanguard, the world's largest mutual fund company

New York, NY, US

• Involved in all aspects of the firm's communications function across the Valuation Advisory and Investment Banking business units. Work included: public relations planning and execution, executive and internal.
• Increased positive company exposure in the media 50% by securing over 150+ interviews and mentions. Prominent placements include: Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Deal.
• Increased media visibility for the firm’s investment banking business. Executive quotes by over 150% media interviews by 20%.
• Managed all internal communications, including drafting, copy editing and delivery
• Improved tracking and submission protocols for industry league tables that resulted in increased media exposure for the firm’s bankruptcy practice
• Developed a media outreach strategy for national advertising and branding campaign to corporates, private equity and law firms

New York, NY, US

• Exposed to all facets of the marketing and communications function with a specific mandate to develop and oversee media relations globally. Head of Communications and successfully built a PR program that elevated the.
• Built and expanded Capital IQ’s global media relations program. Efforts led to an increase in brand visibility with Tier 1 financial press and a 400% increase in media placements over a 3 year period (average yearly.
• Generated regular data citations within top tier print media, including: Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, Associated Press, Fortune Magazine, Forbes Magazine, BusinessWeek, USA Today, Washington Post.
• Developed and managed data-driven business partnerships/barter agreements with media publications which generated over $1 million of advertising opportunities. Partners included: Associated Press, Fortune, Forbes.
• Developed and managed partnerships with Tier 1 business schools, including Columbia, NYU Stern, and Yale
• Launched the inaugural data partnership with The Deal that helped establish their annual “Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers” awards ceremony

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

Responsibilities included: Providing front and back office administrative support; developing and executing corporate communications campaigns; performing media outreach activities; managing media promotions supporting marketing campaigns; and coordinating company website.

New York, NY, US

PR intern for Factiva. Responsibilities included: Drafting and distributing press releases, media advisories and Factiva indexes; coordinating media briefings and drafting briefing documents; tracking and submitting award and speaking opportunities; updating media and press lists.

Cork, IE

Received a Lagrant Foundation internship with Tyco International.Work focused on core elements of communications: PR/Media Relations; Corporate Philanthropy; Internal Communications; and Marketing Communications.

Executive Education, Finance & General Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication

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