Ipshita Sen

Ipshita is a well-known Communications Expert and a Diversity & Inclusion Champion. She founded Engendered in 2018, after a 20-year career working across markets in India, GCC, UK, and SE Asia.

Observing the lack of women leaders around her, as she progressed in her career, prompted Ipshita to set up Engendered. By giving women access to training, data, funding and business services solutions, Engendered empowers women across all age groups, helping them realize their full potential in the corporate world or as an entrepreneur.

Engendered also works with a select set of corporate clients to recalibrate their internal and external campaigns towards a more inclusive & purpose-driven messaging.

Ipshita is also the President of the India chapter Global Women in PR. GWPR is an international network of senior women in Public Relations & Corporate Communications around the world, mentoring and supporting female talent in the industry, and helping nurture the next generation of leaders.

Prior to founding Engendered, Ipshita has worked for some of the world’s leading communications consultancies including stints at Edelman as National Director of Client Strategy, Leo Burnett where she led the mandate for P&G, & Y&R as Senior Strategic Planner. Ipshita has also led marketing communications for the Gulf Finance House Group as Executive Director & Head of Corporate Communications.

Awards & Achievements

• Support over 400 women with training and access to business services support via Engendered
• Launched the InclusionQuotient (TM) signed by over 30 companies, taking the inclusion conversation beyond HR
• Launched an employee volunteering project SupportHerEnterprise for women mico entrepreneurs
• Founding President of Global Women in PR in India – the only client + agency network in the country
• Launched Project WAND mentoring program
• Future of Work Lab in partnership with Christ & Steinbeis Universities
• Winner of various PR awards