Elvera N. Makki

A certified Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP) and Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) from Global Communication Certification Council in the US, Vera has 25 years of PR, Communications & Social Impact experience at various top 500 Fortune global companies & PR firms.

She won many awards in communications based on her merit and performance and was an Eisenhower Innovation Fellowship awardee. She is highly respected in PR societies, frequently invited as a subject matter expert, judge for various PR awards competitions, and speaker in many knowledge-based and PR events. Her expertise includes issue and crisis management and strategic communication, which is rare in the marketplace. Her other passion for academics, entrepreneurship, digital, and technology led her to become a university lecturer and business mentor for MSMEs.

Past employers: Ogilvy, Hotel Mulia Senayan, Unilever, Fonterra, Mercedes-Benz, Citibank, Indo Pacific Reputation Management (now Edelman).