Pallavi Tyagi

Pallavi is a strategic growth driver with 17+ years of global experience spanning automotive engineering, marketing, and deep tech solutions. Her unique strength is in translating complex technical insights into powerful market strategies, consistently delivering tangible business growth across diverse sectors. Her career began at Ford Australia, where for over 7 years she led vehicle dashboard quality improvements across 28 Asia-Pacific models. Her 6-sigma Black Belt project even updated Ford's global test methodology. In 2018, Pallavi transitioned to marketing, building the first team at Anant National University. She rapidly amplified brand awareness, boosting admitted students by 85% and diversity by 81%. Demonstrating her entrepreneurial spirit, in 2020 she founded 26Tech, a fractional marketing and communications firm. In 5 years, 26Tech has partnered with 70+ diverse B2B/B2C clients, driving impactful growth. Her leadership notably secured IIM Mumbai incubation for a startup, devised a successful business continuity software launch strategy in a crowded market, and meticulously overhauled a D2C healthcare brand's entire marketing department (structure, strategies, budgeting). Bridging engineering and marketing, Pallavi is the Co-founder of iDG10 Engineering Solutions, developing advanced oil & gas tools. She spearheaded its IIT Ropar incubation and secured strategic MoUs for hydrogen/carbon transportation solutions. Beyond her ventures, Pallavi empowers future leaders. She has mentored over 800 entrepreneurs through organisations like Wadhwani Foundation, Geneva Business School, Myanmar, and Google Startups' Level Up, and serves on the Army Institute of Technology's Innovation Council. Her contributions earned her recognition as a ‘LinkedIn Top Voice’, ‘Punjab Woman Leaders’ Award 2024 and ‘Fabulous Marketer’ Award 2025.