Rupen Desai

Rupen leads Edelman’s integrated brand practice across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

A strong advocate of the impact purpose-led business and creativity have on society as well as on profit, he has two decades of experience in leading multicultural teams that have shaped brand narratives for some of the world’s famous, consistent and successful brands. Prior to Edelman, he was the Asia Pacific President for Lowe + Partners, a network where he spent 20 years, living across Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe.

Rupen is also a board member of Female Founders, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of gender equality in entrepreneurship and leadership. This issue is of personal importance, as he believes in the economic and moral impact of getting this right for our future generations.

His passions, apart from his love for his family, are books, his dogs and the beach. He continues, unsuccessfully, to try and learn to sail.