Bringing Global Health, Government Affairs, and Policy Advocacy into Asia’s Strategic Power Corridors
The Asia Group has appointed Krithika Raghavan as Vice President, strengthening its capability to navigate the increasingly complex intersection of geopolitics, public policy, and global health across Asia.
As governments, multilaterals, and global corporations confront challenges ranging from pandemic preparedness to health supply chains and regulatory diplomacy, The Asia Group is betting on a leader who has operated inside G20 negotiations, global health alliances, and government advocacy networks across multiple continents.
With deep experience across global health diplomacy, public policy, and strategic partnerships, Krithika brings exactly the kind of policy-grounded leadership today’s Asia-focused advisory firms require.
From Law to Global Health Diplomacy
Krithika’s career path is highly distinctive — blending legal training, government affairs, and public health strategy.
She began her career in corporate and commercial litigation, working at:
- Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
- Vidhii Partners
- Dhir & Dhir Associates
There, she built a strong foundation in:
- Regulatory frameworks
- Arbitration and dispute resolution
- Policy interpretation and compliance
This legal grounding would later become a powerful advantage as she moved into the world of global health policy and government engagement.
Building Advocacy Engines for Public Health
Krithika transitioned into global health through roles at:
Across these organizations, she worked on:
- Policy advocacy
- Research and analytics
- Grant writing and donor engagement
- Program design across Indian states
This was not NGO program work — it was policy-aligned execution, connecting evidence, funding, and government systems.
Global Health Strategies: Running Policy Campaigns at Scale
At Global Health Strategies (GHS), Krithika became a manager of multi-state advocacy programs focused on:
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
She led:
- Stakeholder and government engagement
- Communications and narrative strategy
- Client and donor coordination
- Program execution across India
This positioned her as a rare professional who could bridge science, policy, and political decision-making.
FIND: Operating Inside the Global Health Power System
Before joining The Asia Group, Krithika spent nearly three years at FIND – the Global Alliance for Diagnostics, where she led:
- G20 engagement
- Asia-wide partnerships
- Resource mobilization
- Government advocacy
FIND operates at the heart of:
- Pandemic preparedness
- Diagnostic access
- Health-system strengthening
- Multilateral diplomacy
Krithika was not observing this system — she was actively shaping it, engaging:
- Ministries of health
- Multilateral agencies
- Philanthropies
- Global donors
This gave her frontline exposure to how global health is negotiated, financed, and implemented at the highest levels.
Why The Asia Group Chose Her
The Asia Group is not a traditional consulting firm — it is a strategic advisory platform for navigating government, geopolitics, and policy-driven markets across Asia.
Krithika brings three capabilities that are increasingly essential:
- Deep understanding of how governments and multilaterals work
- Credibility inside global health and development ecosystems
- Ability to translate policy into strategic opportunity for institutions
Her background allows The Asia Group to advise clients on:
- Health diplomacy
- Regulatory environments
- Multilateral engagement
- Public-private partnerships
- Government-driven market creation
In today’s Asia, these are not soft issues — they define market access, risk, and long-term growth.
CXO Gateway Reflection
At CXO Gateway, we see Krithika Raghavan’s appointment as a signal of how strategic advisory is evolving.
Power in Asia is no longer shaped only by capital or corporations — it is shaped by:
- Governments
- Multilateral institutions
- Public health priorities
- Geopolitical risk
Krithika represents a new kind of leadership:
policy-literate, globally connected, and operationally grounded.
For The Asia Group, this hire strengthens its ability to operate at the point where public policy becomes private-sector strategy — and where Asia’s most critical decisions are increasingly being made.