Sunita Patnaik is India Head and Partner at DGA Group and is based in New Delhi. 

Ms. Patnaik brings over two decades of experience in the corporate and media sectors and is a specialist in public policy and advocacy, corporate and crisis communications, and reputation management, guiding large companies such as Cargill, Walmart, Meta and Mars Wrigley. Most recently, Ms. Patnaik served as Director, Corporate Affairs with Mars Wrigley, where she was part of the India Leadership Team. Her mandate included public affairs, stakeholder management, advocacy, corporate and brand reputation building, crisis management, and employee engagement.  

Ms. Patnaik completed the Advanced Management Program in Public Policy (AMPPP) at the Indian School of Business (ISB), a Certificate Program in Women Leading Purposefully from Harvard Business Publishing, and holds a Chevening Fellowship in Responsible Business from University of Nottingham, UK. Additionally, she holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communications (IIMC). 

Ms. Patnaik has been recognized as the Public Affairs Professional Woman of the Year 2023 and THE ECONOMIC TIMES Inspiring Women Leader 2023.