Karan Bhujbal

Karan Bhujbal is a seasoned marketing communications specialist with over 10 years of experience in the industry. Currently serving as the Communications Lead for Instagram in India, Karan works to strategically engage with media, creators, and influencers while managing reputation across partnerships, business, and policy domains.

Before joining Instagram, Karan worked with notable companies such as PepsiCo, Vuclip, and the MSL Group. With a proven track record in public relations, social media management, content creation, crisis management, influencer engagement, and online reputation management (ORM), Karan is a well-rounded professional with a knack for storytelling.

At his former role at PepsiCo, he was responsible for handling PR across foods and beverages, leading corporate social media efforts, and managing ORM and listening mandates across all brands. While at Vuclip, he was part of the core team that launched the video OTT app, Viu, across India, Malaysia, and Indonesia, working with country stakeholders. At MSL, he worked as a revenue driver, spearheading business development, and leading client mandates such as Facebook, Dell, and Evernote.

Karan's creativity and enthusiasm have earned him accolades, including the Indian Content Leadership Awards 2018, Cannes Silver PR Lion in 2017, and the PR Daily Social Media awards 2013, to name a few. He was also named in the '40 Under 40' list of top Corporate Communications professionals by Reputation Today in 2019 and the inaugural list of 'Top 30 Under 30 PR professionals in India' by PRmoment.in in 2015.

Karan holds an MBA in Marketing from ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon, a B.Com from Delhi University, and has studied Commerce at Mount st Mary's.