Payal Shukla is an Account Director at Walker Sands Communications, where she leads the strategy and execution of digital marketing programs for clients in the finance, cybersecurity and manufacturing sectors.

In addition to B2B and technology, Payal has experience in the health, nonprofit and education sectors of PR.

Payal is an honors graduate of the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where she also completed her certification in public relations. Her background is in journalism as a reporter, desk editor and radio producer.