Kasinath Rajagopal is the Director of Strategic Marketing (DSM) at the Youth Peace and Development Forum (YPD Forum). With an academic and research background in economics and development policy, he previously served as a Fellow and as a Member of the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF) Council, where he contributed to high-level report preparation, policy briefings, and the Forum’s core research initiatives.
As Director of Strategic Marketing, Kasinath oversees the YPD Forum’s strategic marketing, institutional branding, public positioning, and promotional strategy. In this capacity, he is responsible for guiding the development and implementation of the Forum’s brand identity, outreach campaigns, promotional initiatives, and institutional communication strategies across platforms. The Director works to strengthen the Forum’s public visibility, institutional recognition, and stakeholder engagement across its programmes, research outputs, publications, policy dialogues, and public campaigns. His role focuses on designing targeted strategies to effectively communicate the Forum’s substantive policy perspectives, research insights, and institutional milestones to diverse audiences, stakeholders, and partner organizations.
Building upon his analytical experience in the CDF Council, Kasinath bridges rigorous research and strategic outreach, translating the Forum’s development initiatives into compelling public-facing narratives. Through strategic marketing, brand architecture, and impactful communication, he supports the YPD Forum’s broader objective of establishing a credible, highly visible, and impactful youth-led institution at both national and international levels.