Pavis is a PR/Communications professional with strong interest in marketing, strategy, strategic communications, public affairs, and media relations. He graduated with an MBA from INSEAD in 2015 and MA in International Relations and Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, in 2009. He concentrated in Southeast Asian politics, economies, and cultures.

Prior to INSEAD, Pavis was a communications consultant in Bangkok, where he led projects for business and government clients to achieve profitable growth through sound relationships with stakeholders and effective communication campaigns.