Gaurav Arora

Chief Operating Officer, COO

Gaurav Arora is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Jagran New Media, the digital wing of India’s largest print and radio publisher group, Jagran Prakashan Ltd. Having worked for more than 25 years, his journey of driving sales, strategic alliances, audience acquisition strategies, and enterprise success across diverse industries has been nothing short of fulfilling.

In his current role as COO, he spearheads transformational growth in revenue & operations and new product innovation to generate more revenue streams. He is responsible for leading critical imperatives to enhance overall organizational effectiveness with a focus on people strategy and development, accompanied by managing affiliate sales, video production, beneficial monetization prospects, audience acquisition, and the marketing blueprint that fuels the brand's upward trajectory. He strongly believes in leveraging the power of content & technology to build and nurture high-performance teams. Gaurav has played a pivotal role in spearheading key strategic initiatives, such as enhancing content-to-commerce offerings (affiliate and e-commerce), expanding Jagran New Media's vision of providing credible content in , and establishing Rocketship Films, Jagran New Media’s creative production house. He is also responsible for implementing AI-driven technology and tools to drive efficiency in product, content, and advertising.

In his last role as Chief Revenue Officer, his contribution helped drive the growth curve in the dual role of guiding revenue and product strategy. In association with key leadership teams, he built a sustainable revenue architecture, devised go-to-market plans, resolved deal-flow bottlenecks, and executed growth initiatives. Cross-functional efforts spanned across sales, business development, programmatic platforms, AdTech, and more.

During his previous stints at Times Internet Ltd & HCL Technologies, he pioneered innovative sales strategies and fostered client relationships to achieve incremental revenue growth. Led sales efforts and synergies to enhance brand visibility via multi-geographic brand campaigns & established robust processes for smooth workflow across teams.

He believes in cultivating a culture of agility, innovation, and adaptability with ingenious foresight & excellence to contribute to the overall success of the organization.

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Manoj Mishra

Chief People and Culture Officer, CPO

Manoj Mishra is the Chief People and Culture Officer (CPO) at Jagran New Media, the digital arm of India’s largest print and radio publishing conglomerate, Jagran Prakashan Ltd. With over 20 years of progressive experience in human resource leadership, Manoj has been at the forefront of building people-first organizations rooted in purpose, performance, and culture.

In his current role at Jagran New Media, Manoj leads the company’s people strategy with a sharp focus on talent management, organizational culture, and the values framework. He is responsible for strengthening the company’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) agenda, enhancing employee engagement, and building business goals to foster a high-trust, high-performance environment.

An advocate of building inclusive and innovative workplaces, Manoj brings deep expertise in talent development, mergers & acquisitions, change management, leadership enablement, and future-ready workforce planning. He is instrumental in designing and implementing strategic interventions that empower employees and support the company’s long-term growth vision.

Prior to joining Jagran New Media, Manoj played a pivotal role in scaling startups and large organizations across diverse sectors, including product, tech, e-commerce, HRC, and retail. His career journey has seen him as a founding team member in several ventures, where he shaped HR functions from the ground up, both in India and globally.

Manoj believes that culture is the competitive advantage of modern organizations and aims to inspire an ecosystem where collaboration, diversity, and continuous learning drive sustainable success.

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Anuj Bhasin

Chief Revenue Officer, CRO

Anuj Bhasin serves as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Jagran New Media, the digital powerhouse of Jagran Prakashan Ltd., India’s foremost print and radio publishing group. He spearheads revenue, commercial innovation, and long-term value creation across the company’s diverse digital offerings. Backed by more than 20 years of leadership roles across premier Indian media houses, technology, and global media legacy brands, he combines strategic foresight, operational rigor, and a collaborative leadership style.

Known for his transformative impact, he has consistently delivered business acceleration by aligning organizational priorities, enhancing commercial capabilities, and embedding integrated go-to-market frameworks. His approach is anchored in outcome-focused execution and a firm commitment to long-term value creation, with a balanced emphasis on both top-line growth and bottom-line efficiency.

At Jagran New Media, the revenue mandate encompasses digital platform monetization, technology-driven sales, integrated brand partnerships, and scalable content commerce. A strong believer in agile execution and data-informed decision-making, he has been instrumental in streamlining revenue operations and fostering commercial resilience in a highly competitive media landscape.

Recognized as a turnaround specialist, he has led several complex business planning and restructuring initiatives in his previous stints with ESPN, Network18, HT Media, Zee and Eicher. These have included building high-performing sales teams, developing dynamic pricing architectures, and crafting consultative revenue models that balance innovation with financial rigor. His experience across traditional and strategic sales, partnership development, and multi-format monetization enables a nuanced understanding of both traditional media and digital-first ecosystems.

With a future-focused mindset, the revenue leader is a firm advocate of leveraging the synergies between content, brand, and technology. His leadership has been pivotal in reimagining monetisation strategies and evolving client engagement models to meet the demands of an increasingly platform-agnostic consumer base.

A strong proponent of team empowerment, he fosters a culture of accountability, agility, and experimentation. By encouraging bold thinking and embedding a continuous learning mindset, he has created environments where talent thrives and innovation is a shared responsibility. His people-centric philosophy has helped shape high-performance teams that are aligned not just on KPIs, but also on purpose and culture.

Strategic collaboration is a hallmark of his leadership. Whether partnering with cross-functional heads, senior executives, or external stakeholders, he consistently brings diverse teams together to co-create scalable monetisation solutions. This collaborative ethos has played a key role in launching new revenue verticals, optimizing product-market fit, and enhancing customer value delivery across touchpoints.

His career journey reflects a deep understanding of the evolving media and advertising landscape. He has helped organizations navigate shifts in consumer behaviour, transition to digital-first revenue models, and adapt to rapidly changing market dynamics — all while maintaining focus on commercial growth and brand equity.

As Chief Revenue Officer, his leadership has been instrumental in reinforcing Jagran New Media’s standing as one of India’s leading and most innovative digital media companies. With an emphasis on scalable partnerships, performance excellence, and forward-looking revenue strategies, the organization is well-equipped to seize emerging opportunities in the dynamic content economy.

Rooted in continuous improvement and guided by a vision for sustainable impact, his commitment remains to the company’s growth narrative. As the media landscape continues to transform, his unwavering focus on innovation, collaboration, and value creation ensures that Jagran New Media stays ahead of the curve.

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Rajesh Upadhyay

Editor-in-Chief (Consulting)

Rajesh Upadhyay is a veteran journalist with over 30 years of experience in mainstream print and digital media. He is known for his deep understanding of the media landscape and his proven ability to develop content strategies, build digital teams, establish news stations, and manage workflows for measurable results.

Formerly the Editor-in-Chief and Executive President of Jagran New Media, he now serves as Editor-in-Chief (Consulting). In this role, he has been a driving force behind Vishvas News, a key fact-checking and news verification portal, and provides leadership to other news and education portals.

Before his impactful tenure at Jagran New Media, he spent a decade as an Editor at Bhaskar Group and previously headed HT Media's Hindi website 'Hindustan' as Editor.

Academically accomplished with a Post Graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication and an alumnus of IIM Indore, Mr. Upadhyay is also a fact-checking trainer for the Google News Initiative India Training Network. He has represented his organisations at significant national and international workshops hosted by bodies like IFCN, GNI, Facebook, Crowdtangle, and ICFJ, highlighting his standing in the industry.

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Megha Mamgain

Head-Health and Lifestyle Verticals

A seasoned media professional with over two decades of experience, Megha Mamgain is a respected name in both digital and traditional journalism. As Managing Editor – Health & Lifestyle at Jagran New Media, she leads two of the network’s flagship platforms — OnlyMyHealth.com and HerZindagi.com — with a distinctive blend of editorial sophistication, strategic insight, and storytelling flair.

Under her leadership, these platforms have grown into trusted digital destinations, blending credible content with high-engagement formats. Megha is known for her deep understanding of audience behavior, her talent for building monetizable content properties, and her ability to drive high-performance digital newsrooms.

From high-impact interviews to innovative content tools, Megha brings a creative edge to every piece of content her teams produce. Her journalistic roots, honed at leading newsrooms like CNN-News18 and NDTV, lend credibility and rigor to the lifestyle and health content ecosystem she now champions.

Megha was honored with the Most Influential Content Marketing Professional Award (2019) by the World Marketing Congress, recognizing her outstanding contribution to content leadership in the digital space.

Beyond the newsroom, Megha is also a trained Indian classical vocalist with a rich background in theatre and performing arts — a creative force who infuses every project with depth, empathy, and vision.

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