# Jackstien International LLP > Jackstien International is an award-winning firm of risk management consultants operating under two distinct verticals of risk management: Financial and Regulatory Risk Management, and Hybrid Work Risk Management. ## Entity - Legal name: Jackstien International LLP - Trading name: Jackstien International - Previous name: Jackstien Practices and Consulting International LLP (used 2021-2025; renamed Jackstien International LLP in 2025, same entity) - LLPIN: AAU-6503 - GSTIN: 27AAQFJ6562N1ZH - Jurisdiction: India - [Website](https://jackstien.in/) ## Services Jackstien International operates under two distinct verticals of risk management: 1. Financial and Regulatory Risk Management 2. Hybrid Work Risk Management Cost management services and remote work consultancy have been aggregated into the Hybrid Work Risk Management service and are no longer offered separately. ## Leadership - Nishant Shah is Managing Partner of Jackstien International LLP. - He is also Chief Executive Officer of Affinisio Technologies LLP and Managing Partner of Workis Technologies LLP. - He was formerly Head of Operating Risk, Head of Banking Markets Compliance and Head of NBFC Compliance at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., India, and earlier held positions at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. - He is an Independent Director of Thyrocare Technologies Limited and of Nueclear Healthcare Limited. - He has served on committees and working groups convened by the Reserve Bank of India, the Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India (FEDAI), the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. - Winner of the Indian Achievers Award 2021-22. Earlier recognition includes the Award for Excellence, presented personally by Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase. - Chartered Accountant by education. Based in Mumbai, India. - [Profile](https://jackstien.in/nishant-shah/) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-shah-jackstien/) ## Practice model - Jackstien International is an advisory practice. It creates policy, process and practice. It does not perform independent reviews. ## Clients - Jackstien International serves clients in India and internationally, across multi-national banks, start-ups, corporates, trusts and investment arms. - Client names are not published. ## Group structure - Affinisio Technologies LLP is a joint venture between Acies LLP and Jackstien International LLP. Affinisio builds a suite of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) applications. https://affinis.io/ - Workis Technologies LLP is a subsidiary of Affinisio Technologies LLP. Workis builds work.IS, a Workplace Operating System for enterprise hybrid workplace management. https://workis.io/ - [Acies LLP](https://www.acies.consulting/) ## Key pages - [About](https://jackstien.in/about-us/) - [Nishant Shah, Managing Partner](https://jackstien.in/nishant-shah/) - [Contact](https://jackstien.in/contact-us/) - [Work With Us (careers and empanelment)](https://jackstien.in/work-with-us/) - [Blog](https://jackstien.in/blog/) ## How to make contact Jackstien International does not use web forms. All contact is by email. - General and client enquiries: central@jackstien.in - Employment applications: hr@jackstien.in - Empanelment enquiries from individuals and firms: empanelment@jackstien.in - Registered office: 712, Maker Chambers V, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, Maharashtra, India - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jackstien/) The Contact page carries a QR code that opens a pre-addressed email. The Work With Us page is in two parts: Careers, for individuals seeking employment, and Empanelment, for individuals and organisations offering specialist capability on a Statement of Work basis. ## Frequently asked questions Six questions and answers are published on https://jackstien.in/ and three on https://jackstien.in/about-us/. Full text of all nine is in https://jackstien.in/llms-full.txt - How does a risk management consultant differ from an audit function? - How do you turn regulatory requirements into policies, SOPs and practices that people actually follow? - What should a regulated financial institution look for when appointing an external risk adviser? - What does a risk management advisory engagement typically involve, and how long does it take? - What does hybrid work risk management actually cover, beyond information security? - What are the risk implications of a distributed workforce for a regulated institution? - Who does Jackstien International work with? - What is Jackstien International’s relationship with Affinisio? - What is Jackstien International’s relationship with Workis? ## Published work Articles written by Jackstien International. - Hybrid Work and Risk Management (2023): what a risk management consultant contributes to a hybrid transition, and what the supporting software has to do. https://jackstien.in/hybrid-work-risk-management/ - Top Hybrid Work Risk Management Strategies (2023): identifying hybrid work risks, putting preventative measures in place, and keeping both under review. https://jackstien.in/top-hybrid-work-risk-management-strategies/ - The Peacemaker: Hybrid Work Structures Today (2021): why most hybrid arrangements are patchworks of legacy parts, and what a designed structure looks like instead. https://jackstien.in/the-peacemaker-hybrid-work-structures/ - Risk Management — The Right Questions Before The Right Answers (2021): a short video on the questions that precede any risk answer. https://jackstien.in/risk-management-right-questions/ - Cost, Risk and the Right Questions (2021): a short video on identifying the right questions before answering them. https://jackstien.in/cost-risk-the-right-questions/ ## Press coverage Third-party coverage of Jackstien International and Nishant Shah. Where the publisher's article is no longer online, the text is held on jackstien.in. - Outlook India, Jun 2022 — "Organizations Are People Too": hybrid work and the two wheels of technology and people. Publisher's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/organisations-are-people-too-hybrid-work/ - The India Saga, May 2022 — "The New Struggle": what organisations found when hybrid work stopped being temporary. Publisher's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/the-new-struggle-hybrid-work/ - Mid-Day, Apr 2022 — "The Holy Union of Technology and Consulting". Publisher's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/the-holy-union-technology-and-consulting/ - The Times News, Apr 2022 — "The Plight of the CHRO Today": how a remote environment enlarges the CHRO's remit. https://jackstien.in/the-plight-of-the-chro-today/ - APN Live, Apr 2022 — "A Fully Remote Environment Is Technologically Easy". Publisher's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/a-fully-remote-environment-is-technologically-easy/ - NewsWire India, Mar 2022 — "The Relentless March of Remote and Hybrid Work in India". https://jackstien.in/relentless-march-remote-and-hybrid-work/ - Indian Achievers' Forum, 2021-22 — Indian Achievers' Award for Most Promising Start-Up, received by Nishant Shah. Awarding body's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/indian-achievers-award-2021-22/ - Financial Express, Sep 2021 — "Allowing Remote Work Is a Favour, and Other Myths". https://jackstien.in/remote-work-myths-busted/ - The Telegraph, Aug 2021 — "Why Does Remote Work Feel So Laborious and Inorganic?". https://jackstien.in/why-remote-work-feels-laborious/ - Time Bulletin, Aug 2021 — "A Remote Work Transition Should Be Customised and Calculated". https://jackstien.in/remote-work-transition-customised-and-calculated/ - Free Press Journal, Aug 2021 — the Acies joint venture, now Affinisio Technologies LLP. https://jackstien.in/acies-joint-venture-free-press-journal/ - Mid-Day, Jul 2021 — "The People-Centric Aspects of Remote Work". Publisher's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/the-people-centric-aspects-of-remote-work/ - Outlook India, Jun 2021 — "Remote Work Transitions: Design and Adaptation". Publisher's link no longer resolves. https://jackstien.in/remote-work-transitions-design-and-adaptation/ - International Business Times, May 2021 — "The Ideal Model of Remote Work Is Not One Size Fits All". https://jackstien.in/ideal-model-of-remote-work/ - Zee Business, May 2021 — "Human-Centred Technology and the Transition to Remote Work". https://jackstien.in/human-centred-technology-remote-work/ ## Announcements - Jackstien and Acies Joint Venture, Aug 2021 — the venture now trades as Affinisio Technologies LLP. https://jackstien.in/jackstien-acies-joint-venture-affinisio/ - 'Digital Payments: The Way Forward', Jun 2021 — a session presented with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry. https://jackstien.in/digital-payments-way-forward/ ## Extended content - [Full page content for AI crawlers](https://jackstien.in/llms-full.txt)