Abhishek Rao
Regional Head – Business Development, Z-waka
Abhishek Rao works at the intersection of healthcare, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships across Asia. As Regional Head – Business Development at Z-waka, he leads regional partnerships and multi-country healthcare engagement programs, working with pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organizations, and global partners to design and deliver scalable healthcare education, engagement, and digital communication initiatives.
Prior to Z-waka, Abhishek led Healthcare Professional Communications and Corporate Communications across Southeast Asia at Hello Health Group, where he helped build regional HCP engagement programs, patient communication initiatives, and strategic partnerships across multiple markets.
With a career spanning organizations such as McCann Health and Atlas Copco, Abhishek brings a unique blend of advertising, medical marketing, digital health, corporate communications, and business strategy. He has worked across industries including pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, hospitals, information technology, lifestyle, electronics, and industrial engineering, and is passionate about building partnerships and platforms that improve how healthcare professionals, organizations, and patients connect, learn, and collaborate in the digital era.
