Raunaq Jain is a leading new-age human capital and talent strategist, institution builder, and public policy specialist with deep experience in talent development and deployment at the intersection of industry, higher education, government, and startups. He has worked with premier national platforms such as Invest India, Startup India, PRS Legislative Research, and TCOE India, and was a founding member of Masters’ Union—India’s first practitioner-led business school. Raunaq has been honored with the prestigious IVLP Young Leader award by the U.S. Government under President Trump and was a key contributor to Prime Minister Modi’s Davos Address on education, skills, human capital, entrepreneurship, and economic transformation.

Over the years, Raunaq has advised numerous reputed organizations, startups, higher education institutions, and industries across the education and talent ecosystem—on strategy, growth, innovation, and workforce readiness. He has worked closely with Indian lawmakers by leading the human capital development efforts for the prestigious LAMP Fellowship at PRS Legislative Research, where India’s brightest young minds are trained in policymaking at the highest level. He is also the brainchild and curator of RisingHR, a high-impact platform uniting CHROs and people leaders to transform future workforce strategies in India. As a certified career coach with degrees in Economics and Business, Raunaq brings policy insight, entrepreneurial drive, and people-first thinking to help organizations build future-ready talent strategies.