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Rizwan Mithawala

@rizwanmithawala

I shape climate, conservation, and philanthropy narratives into influential public engagement and institutional visibility.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead strategic communications and narrative work that makes climate, biodiversity, philanthropy, and community transformation more visible, credible, and engaging across public, media, leadership, donor, and grassroots audiences.

I lead communications and narrative strategy for Raintree Foundation, translating climate resilience and landscape regeneration in the Western Ghats into public relations, donor communication, thought leadership, grassroots engagement, and public-facing experiences. I have secured national and international media visibility and represented the Foundation at the University of Oxford’s Landscapes of Justice convening.

Across Tata Trusts, Wildlife Conservation Trust, and The Times of India, I’ve turned complex conservation, biodiversity, and social-impact work into media stories, documentaries, reports, digital campaigns, and visual storytelling. I bring 12 years of experience across journalism, philanthropy, conservation, leadership positioning, crisis communication, and community-focused narrative building.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Manager – Marketing & Communications

Current

Raintree Foundation

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Leading strategic communications, institutional narrative development, public relations, grassroots communications, annual reporting, and thought leadership for climate resilience and landscape regeneration in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot.

Strategic Communications Narrative Development Public Relations Thought Leadership Social Media Strategy Visual Storytelling

Assistant Manager – Corporate Communications

Tata Trusts

Jul 2024 - Jul 2025 (1 year)

Anchored public relations, leadership visibility, thought leadership, social media strategy, and crisis communication at one of India's largest philanthropic institutions.

Public Relations Thought Leadership Social Media Strategy Crisis Communications YouTube Strategy Storytelling

Senior Communications Specialist

Wildlife Conservation Trust

Feb 2018 - Jul 2024 (6 years 5 months)

Led storytelling, thought leadership, media engagement, documentary production, and digital communication around wildlife conservation, ecological research, biodiversity, and climate-related issues.

Storytelling Thought Leadership Media Relations Documentary Production Digital Communication Social Media Photography Visual Storytelling Editing Report Writing

Photographer / Environment Correspondent

The Times of India

Jun 2014 - Jan 2018 (3 years 7 months)

Worked as an environmental journalist and photojournalist covering biodiversity, conservation, habitat degradation, urban ecology and environmental governance.

photojournalism Reporting Investigation Photography Visual Storytelling