RORY TAHARI
CO-Founder of State of Mind Partners, public board member, keynote speaker, former CEO of Elie Tahari.
Rory Tahari is a branding and marketing executive, fashion industry alum, and keynote speaker. She is the co-founder of STATE OF MIND PARTNERS, a strategic branding and investment firm that partners with mission driven entrepreneurs THROUGH brand strategy and innovation iN THE CURRENT DISRUPTIVE MARKETPLACE .
Rory currently serves on the board of Directors of STEEL PARTNERS holdings (NYSE:splp), a global diversified holding company with $1.3 billion in revenue. SHE ALSO IS ON the Advisory Board of Omnicom’s culture-tech agency, Sparks & Honey.
Prior to co-founding State of Mind Partners, Rory was a leading fashion industry executive for twenty years, establishing herself as a leader and innovator in branding and marketing, as the CEO of Elie Tahari, a global apparel and retail company. During her tenure, she led the company during a time of hyper growth with sales increasing from $50MM to $500MM over a twelve-year period. she gained unique consumer insights by navigating in the fast-moving fashion industry BY respondING quickly to market trends. She deeply understood how to set priorities and build a long-term strategic framework.
A strong advocate for promoting and enhancing women’s opportunities for advancement and leadership in the workplace, Rory is a member of Women corporate directors, the women’s forum of ny, as well as ypo. She has earned her title of a respected voice in fashion and branding, being invited often as the keynote speaker at many high profile events and industry conferences around the world. she has been featured in various media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal; The New York Times; WWD ; Vogue; Vanity Fair; W Magazine CNN; and Good Morning America. Rory earned a Ba in broadcast Journalism from Boston University, college of communication. She is a native of Atlanta, GA.
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