Farzana Baduel
President-elect (2025), Chartered Institute of Public Relations | Chief Executive & Co-founder, Curzon PR
Farzana Baduel is a specialist in global strategic communications, with a focus on positioning organisations and nations on the international stage. She is the 2025 President-elect of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and CEO of Curzon PR, an award-winning London-based strategic communications consultancy trusted by governments, corporates, and foundations worldwide to shape influence and deliver impact.
She serves as the Resident PR Expert at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, where she advises entrepreneurs and executives on global communications and reputation management. Farzana is a Chartered PR Practitioner and an honorary fellow of the CIPR. She has been recognised on the PRWeek Power List and was named among Provoke Media’s Innovator 25 for EMEA, highlighting her contributions to the communications industry.
Farzana co-founded the Asian Communications Network, which promotes diversity within the communications industry, and serves on the Steering Committee for Socially Mobile, a nonprofit supporting social mobility in the PR sector. She also co-hosts Stories and Strategies with Curzon PR, the world’s number one PR podcast, according to Goodpods.
Her board positions include trustee roles at The HALO Trust, protecting lives of those affected by conflicts, and Soho Theatre, a cultural organisation producing theatre, comedy, and cabaret in London. She believes in the power of storytelling for good and as a communication bridge to connect worlds.
Sectors
- Government
- Financial Services
- Real Estate
Services
Markets
- UK
- South Asia
- Middle East
