
Kiran Maharaj
25+ years across Caribbean mediaA visionary media executive, strategist, and change-maker with more than 25 years of leadership across the Caribbean's media, entertainment, and business landscape.
Kiran brings a rare blend of editorial judgment, commercial acumen, event-production expertise, and film and television experience — positioning MIC Create as both a creative studio and a trusted development partner.
As Co-Founder and President of the Media Institute of the Caribbean, she has led initiatives serving 22 countries and convened regional dialogue on media viability, sustainability, and AI — work UNESCO has highlighted as a global case study for innovation in independent media. She is also Managing Director of Caribbean Lifestyle Communications, a network of three radio stations, a film and television production and distribution arm, and an events-management company, where she has driven sustained growth in a highly competitive market.
Her portfolio spans major regional events and productions — the Bollywood Music Awards and Bollywood Movie Awards in Trinidad and Tobago, the Plymouth Jazz Festival in Tobago, and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce's Champions of Business television series and gala. In film and television she has served as executive, line, and associate producer on projects including Secrets of the Shell, Caribbean's Next Top Model (Season 4), and the documentary Paradise in Peril, screened at the United Nations General Assembly and broadcast across the region.
As founding partner and project lead, she designs content, formats, and communication projects that are commercially sound, socially relevant, and globally credible — delivering measurable value to clients and the wider Caribbean region.
Governance & advocacy
- Co-Founder & President, Media Institute of the Caribbean
- Past lead, T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Past lead, T&T Publishers & Broadcasters Association
Education
- MBA & BA, Literature and Political Science
- Advanced marketing credentials
- Executive education — Oxford, Harvard Business School, NYU