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Divya Gugnani

2011 Speaker

Divya Gugnani

Divya Gugnanistarted her business career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and then moved on to private equity and venture capital at Investcorp International and FirstMark Capital. Currently she serves as the CEO of Send the Trend, which offers curated fashion accessories for women online. She also serves as CEO of Behind the Burner, a culinary media brand focused on tips, tricks and techniques for food, wine, mixology and nutrition. Gugnani currently advises several startups and established brands with board level roles. She appears regularly on “MSNBC: Your Business,” “NBC Weekend Today” and “NBC Nonstop.” She has also been a guest on “FOX & FRIENDS” and has been featured in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Deal, Crains andseveral other publications. Gugnani contributes to The Huffington Post, TODAYshow.com, Daily Beast, MSN’s Glo, The Nest Magazine and Woman’s World. She is the author of the book “Sexy Women Eat: Secrets to Eating What You Want and Still Looking Fabulous,” published by HarperCollins. She also enjoys teaching entrepreneurs at The Founder Institute. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School as well as a degree from the French Culinary Institute. www.sendthetrend.com   www.behindtheburner.com