Overview

Gender

female

Olga Patel is a recognized innovation expert and public speaker in CPG/FMCG sectors. Throughout 20+ years of professional experience Olga provided thought leadership and strategic direction for growing successful innovation teams as well as building innovation capabilities within Fortune 100-500 companies, including P&G, Nestle, Mars, Mattel, and Smucker’s. Her passion is in understanding and capitalizing on the evolution of innovation in product development, business model development, and operational optimizations – driven by advanced and emerging technologies as well as changes in the market landscape. She has built extensive external network support and brought in cutting edge innovation developments in both incremental and disruptive innovation. Olga has diverse cross-functional experience, including R&D, Marketing, Consumer Research, Factory Operations, and Business Development.