Advisor
Syed Athar Ali Shah

Athar advises BGA clients in Pakistan through the lens of his expertise in strategic communications and media relations.
Prior to joining BGA, Athar worked for 12 years for Communication Research Strategies as a researcher and a practitioner of the art of media relations. Over the years, he succeeded in getting countless print articles and visual media for clients in the Pakistani media. His clients included such companies as MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Company, China Mobile Pakistan, Philip Morris Pakistan, GSK Pakistan and Mobilink.
Athar has an MBA from Preston University (Pakistan). Along with his wife and two boys, their family loves traveling and listening to music.

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