Monisha Chowla

About Monisha Chowla

I build global delivery machines that work.Over 25 years, I\'ve turned complexity into scale across media, advertising, and digital. Currently SVP Operations & Commercials at Monks, leading our global delivery centre in India for global clients, enabling AI transformation, and making delivery operations profitable.I started my career in NDTV\'s live newsrooms. Launched India\'s first lifestyle channel, NDTV Good Times, Drove 50% revenue growth and revenue for NDTV’s art ecommerce platform, Mojarto and now building AI-augmented creative operations at a global scale.What I do: stabilize chaos, build teams from scratch, optimize margins, negotiate commercial agreements, and create the infrastructure that lets creative organizations deliver globally. I translate AI capabilities into business value by focusing on people and process, not just technology.What drives me: Making complex things work better. Building teams people want to work in. Turning ambition into execution.Core capabilities: AI Transformation • Global Operations • P&L Management • Team Building • Change Management • Commercial StrategyAlong the way, I’ve also served as visiting faculty at for business educational institutions, mentor to the All India Management Association’s Young Leaders Council, and a frequent panelist and jury member for industry forums.Core capabilities: AI Transformation & Enablement | Global Delivery Centre Leadership | P&L & Margin Optimization | Cross-Functional & Multicultural Team Building | Change Management | Commercial Strategy | Client Delivery Excellence | Data-Driven Operations| P&L Management

Experience

1. SVP, Operations & Commercials

   Monks

   Jul 2024 — Present · Delhi, IN

Education

• Sardar Patel

  CBSE, Humanities

  1989 — 1993

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  S4 Leadership Program for Women, Organizational Leadership

  2021 — 2021

• Lady Shi Ram College

  BA Hons, Political Science

  1993 — 1996

• AJ Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre

  MA, Mass Communication

  1996 — 1998

• Faculty of Languages, Delhi University

  Advanced Diploma, Spanish

  1993 — 1995

Skills

• Strategy
• New Media
• Content Management
• Content Negotiations
• Digital Media
• Editorial
• Film Production
• Content Development
• Final Cut Pro
• Video
• Content Syndication
• Digital Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Broadcast Television
• Media Relations
• Strategic Content Development
• Operations Management
• Video Production
• Mobile Devices
• Corporate Communications
• Product Development
• Marketing
• Video Editing
• Content Strategy
• Broadcast
• Television
• Avid
• Leadership
• Producing
• Advertising
• Media Production
• Content Acquisitions
• Journalism
• Post Production
• Editing