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Keshav Dhakad

Commander · DISC type D
Senior Vice-President & General Counsel, Flipkart Group at Flipkart
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Keshav Dhakad is a senior legal executive with over 27 years of experience, currently serving as the SVP & General Counsel for the Flipkart Group. He is part of Walmarts Global Legal Leadership Team, following a 15-year tenure at Microsoft. He holds an LLM from UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and is a New York State Bar member.

Outside of his legal career, Keshav identifies as a trekker, sportsperson, and investor. He is passionate about leading with trust and integrity, values that he frequently highlights in his professional discourse. His interests also include fostering environmental education and conservation through strategic partnerships.

Unique fact: Before his extensive corporate career, Keshav was a partner at a premier boutique intellectual property law firm, M/s Anand & Anand Advocates, in New Delhi.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice-President & General Counsel, Flipkart Group
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Keshav shows up

Very Quick
Risk-Taker
Candid & Clear

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Priorities

Topics Keshav cares about

Ethical Leadership
Emphasizes leading with trust, ethics, and integrity in his professional philosophy and public statements, particularly within the digital economy.
AI in Governance
Actively discusses leveraging AI for marketplace governance and strengthening trust at scale, reflecting on its strategic importance for compliance and safety.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Senior Vice-President & General Counsel, Flipkart Group
Flipkart
1-2018 - 11-2022
Group Head & General Counsel - Corporate, External & Legal Affairs (CELA), Microsoft India
Microsoft
8-2012 - 12-2017
Regional Director & Assistant General Counsel - Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Microsoft Asia
Microsoft
10-2007 - 7-2012
Senior Attorney & Director - Intellectual Property & License Compliance, Microsoft India
Microsoft
10-2007 - 7-2012
Chair - BSA India Committee
Business Software Alliance
In the press

Media appearances

Keshav Dhakad joins Flipkart as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel. Featured in Bar & Bench
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Flipkart appoints Microsoft's Keshav Dhakad as senior V‑P, general counsel. Featured in Business Standard
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Education
8-2001 - 6-2002
Master of Laws - LLM
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
7-1996 - 6-1999
Bachelor of Laws - LLB
Campus Law Center, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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