Rupen Desai
Rupen is the Global CMO at Dole Packaged Foods, a company that believes everyone should have equal access to nutrition and wellness, delivered in a positive and sustainable way.
He co-founded TS/28 to partner & help organizations thrive in the conscience economy; and is also, a board member at Female Founders, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of gender equality in entrepreneurship and leadership.
He is a strong advocate of the responsibility, a purpose-driven business and creativity have, towards society, communities, as well as shareholders.
Prior to Dole, he was Edelman’s Vice-Chairman across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. During this time, he also led Edelman’s Women’s leadership network for the region. He began his career with Mullen Lowe, where he spent two decades, leading the Asia-Pacific region for the last six.
